Tarek Boy
How popular is Tarek?
#4,538 boy name in 2025
22 baby boys were named Tarek in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
Tarek popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 for boys (▼ 469 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #3,416 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (64 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,289 in 1985 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tarek counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tarek family of names ranked #3,009 for boys in 2025 (#3,125 the year before), with 28 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tarek | 22 | 79% |
| Tareq | 6 | 21% |
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 Tarek is most popular
Babies named Tarek per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Tarek by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76 | #1,976 |
| 1970s | 242 | #1,676 |
| 1980s | 383 | #1,289 |
| 1990s | 553 | #1,467 |
| 2000s | 444 | #1,939 |
| 2010s | 395 | #2,318 |
| 2020s | 185 | #3,226 |
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Questions
- Is Tarek a boy or girl name?
- Tarek is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tarek were boys.
- How popular is the name Tarek?
- 22 baby boys were named Tarek in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
- When was Tarek most popular?
- Tarek peaked in 1996, when 64 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,289 in 1985.
- How many people are named Tarek?
- 2,278 babies have been named Tarek in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,198 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Tarek most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tarek was most common in California, at 0.0 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.