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Tarik

100% boys · 36 born in 2025

Tarik has been given to about 4,192 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 3,883
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tarik per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 164
  • Born in 202536
  • All time4,192
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Tarik?

Its best year was 1996, when 164 babies were given the name, ranking 852nd. The typical living American called Tarik is about 30 years old today.

Names that sound like Tarik

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tariq0.86
  2. Malik0.70
  3. Erik0.62
  4. Derik0.62
  5. Tai0.60
  6. Henrik0.55
  7. Travis0.53
  8. Torin0.53

Middle names for Tarik

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tarik Paul0.77
  2. Tarik John0.77
  3. Tarik Lee0.77
  4. Tarik Dean0.76
  5. Tarik Blake0.76
  6. Tarik Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Tarik

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.88
  2. Kareembrother · 0.87
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.86
  4. Marisolsister · 0.86
  5. Aronbrother · 0.85
  6. Daliasister · 0.85

Where Tarik is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tarik Anderson0.77
    2. Tarik Reyes0.72
    3. Tarik Nguyen0.72
    4. Tarik Moore0.72
    5. Tarik Lee0.72
    6. Tarik Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tarik

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.