Tarik Boy
How popular is Tarik?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Tarik in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Tarik popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▲ 94 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,456 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (164 boys) |
| Highest rank | #795 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| 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 |
Tarik 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 Tarik is most popular
Babies named Tarik per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Tarik by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | #3,943 |
| 1960s | 106 | #1,641 |
| 1970s | 764 | #795 |
| 1980s | 637 | #1,067 |
| 1990s | 1,199 | #847 |
| 2000s | 743 | #1,350 |
| 2010s | 498 | #2,108 |
| 2020s | 224 | #2,774 |
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Questions
- Is Tarik a boy or girl name?
- Tarik is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tarik were boys.
- How popular is the name Tarik?
- 36 baby boys were named Tarik in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Tarik most popular?
- Tarik peaked in 1996, when 164 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #795 in 1978.
- How many people are named Tarik?
- 4,192 babies have been named Tarik in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,020 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Tarik most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tarik was most common in New York, 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.