Tariq

“Morning star, or nocturnal visitor” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1585 in the US (2025) · 90s

Tariq has appeared in US records since 1963 — best rank #444 (1998) · 6,878 babies named Tariq all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,600 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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
Tariq Masood — Spooks

What Tariqs become

Among 218 notable people named Tariq:

Political leaders appear 1.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tariq Ali, British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943).

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