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Tariq

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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#893 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,538 in Belgium (2025) · #1,711 in France (2025) · #1,683 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tariqs

• Tariq ibn Ziyad — 8th-century Muslim general
• Tariq Ali — British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
• Tariq Aziz — Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936–2015)
• Tariq Ramadan — Swiss Muslim scholar
• Tariq Lamptey — Ghanaian association football player

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, writer, and historian (born 1943).

Similar names: Mohamad · Talon · Abdul · Taj · Rashad · Bilal

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