Tariq

Meaning: Morning star, night visitor
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #1599 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Tariq's best rank, #444, came in 1998; it has settled back to #1599 today. Roughly 6,900 boys have been named Tariq since 1963.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#873 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,167 in Canada (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,711 in France (2025) · #2,807 in Italy (2024) · #3,370 in Austria (2025) · #785 in Ireland (2024) · #2,722 in Ecuador (2024) · #490 in Scotland (2004).

Famous Tariqs

Tariq ibn Ziyad — Umayyad commander in Hispania (670–c. 720)
Tariq Ali — British political activist and writer (born 1943)
Tariq Aziz — Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936–2015)
Tariq Ramadan — Swiss scholar (born 1962)
Tariq Lamptey — Ghanaian footballer (born 2000)

In stories & tradition

Tariq Larousi — EastEnders (TV series)
Tariq Masood^es — Spooks (TV series)

What Tariqs become

Among 230 notable people named Tariq:

Political leaders appear 1.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tariq Ali, British political activist and writer (born 1943).

Similar names: Mohamad · Talon · Abdul · Taj · Kenan · Adnan

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