Tariq Boy
How popular is Tariq?
#1,585 boy name in 2025
107 baby boys were named Tariq in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
Tariq popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,585 for boys (▼ 180 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 107 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,668 in 2015, #1,325 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (514 boys) |
| Highest rank | #444 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1963 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tariq counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tariq family of names ranked #1,180 for boys in 2025 (#1,085 the year before), with 143 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq | 107 | 75% |
| Tarik | 36 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tariq is most popular
Babies named Tariq per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Tariq by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 337 | #1,044 |
| 1980s | 627 | #1,029 |
| 1990s | 2,015 | #444 |
| 2000s | 1,927 | #646 |
| 2010s | 1,161 | #1,244 |
| 2020s | 794 | #1,309 |
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Questions
- Is Tariq a boy or girl name?
- Tariq is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tariq were boys.
- How popular is the name Tariq?
- 107 baby boys were named Tariq in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
- When was Tariq most popular?
- Tariq peaked in 1998, when 514 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #444 in 1998.
- How many people are named Tariq?
- 6,885 babies have been named Tariq in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,724 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Tariq most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tariq was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.