Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Morning star. Variant of Tariq
This name has several meanings including morning star, nocturnal visitor, and to knock at a door; In the year 711, a former slave, a Berber by the name of Tariq Ibn-Ziyad, led an army of about 7000 Moors ashore at a point close to the huge rock which dominates the entrance to the Mediterranean. They called the rock Jabal Tariq, or Tariq''s Mount, and eventually western tongues changed the name to Gibraltar.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tarek
Pronunciation
t(a)-rek
Famous People
Egyptian writer Tarek Ali Hassan, Director and producer Tarek El Khashef
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1553, 64 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4539, 22 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2016 | 48 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1041, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #357, 96 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1994, 13 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2014 | 37 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #703, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence