Is Tarek a boy or girl name?
Tarek is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 26 boys were named Tarek, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,256 US babies named Tarek were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,163
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tarek since 1962
- 2,256
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 64 babies
Boys and girls named Tarek, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 242 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 553 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 444 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 395 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,163 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,278 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,402 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,486 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,887 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 45 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,674 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,989 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,297 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,244 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 57 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 62 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 43 | #1,631 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,237 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,562 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,997 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tarek reached #1,303 in 1985. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tarek
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.