Tariq
Tariq was the 1599th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 444th with 514 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 77 places. More babies were named Tariq in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,599 boys, down 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998514 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,885babies recorded
Tariq popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1998.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,599 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,333 | 135 |
| 2010 | #1,479 | 111 |
| 2000 | #648 | 281 |
| 1990 | #1,095 | 96 |
| 1980 | #1,323 | 51 |
| 1970 | #2,499 | 15 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tariq, counting every spelling?
Tariq is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,269 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,599 for Tariq 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 Tariq?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tariq (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tariq 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 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tariq.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tariq?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Tariq are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Tariq 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.
Tariq by state
How common Tariq was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (2.2×), Michigan (2.2×), Georgia (2.0×), Florida (1.6×). In 32 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 Tariq: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tariq, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tariq
How popular is the name Tariq?
Tariq was the 1599th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 444th with 514 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 77 places. More babies were named Tariq in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tariq a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tariq in the US.
Where is Tariq most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tariq was most common in Illinois (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Georgia.