Tawfiq
Tawfik, or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Tawfiq
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tawfik, or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname.
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The Story of Tawfiq
Tawfiq first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 8 Tawfiqs were born — ranking #8,141 that year. As of 2026, Tawfiq ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 102 Tawfiqs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Tawfiq
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tawfiq is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dufek
- Tafa
- Topic
- Traffic
- Terrific
- Toffee
- Trafic
- Trophic
- Tajik
- Tafoya
- Tyvek
- Tophi
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tawfiq
Tawfiq is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Tawfiq's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #8,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Tawfiq'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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