Tarik
Tarik was the 3304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 797th; the most babies were born in 1996 (164). Over the last ten years it has moved down 822 places. More babies were named Tarik in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,304 boys, down 176 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,192babies recorded
Tarik popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,304 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,128 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,675 | 46 |
| 2000 | #1,360 | 94 |
| 1990 | #1,179 | 86 |
| 1980 | #1,095 | 69 |
| 1970 | #1,790 | 25 |
| 1960 | #2,852 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tarik, counting every spelling?
Tarik is a spelling of Tariq, a name family that ranked #1,269 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,304 for Tarik on its own. Together these spellings went to 143 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tariq | 107 | #1,599 | 659 |
| Tarik | 36 | #3,304 | 187 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tarik?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tarik (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tarik born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tarik.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tarik?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Tarik are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 21 and 43. That makes Tarik mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tarik by state
How common Tarik was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tarik: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tarik, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tarik
How popular is the name Tarik?
Tarik was the 3304th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 797th; the most babies were born in 1996 (164). Over the last ten years it has moved down 822 places. More babies were named Tarik in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tarik a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tarik in the US.
Where is Tarik most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tarik was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and California.