Tariq
Tariq is an Arabic word and given name.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Tariq
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tariq is an Arabic word and given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
Etymology
The Story of Tariq
Tariq first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1963, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 514 births, good for #444 nationwide. About 29% of every Tariq on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tariq ranks #1,378 for baby boys with 138 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tariq
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About the name Tariq
Tariq is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Tariq's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #444. Use the chart and map above to compare Tariq's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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