Is Tarik a boy or girl name?
Tarik is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 35 boys were named Tarik, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 4,156 US babies named Tarik were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,377
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tarik since 1958
- 4,156
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Tarik, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 764 | 11 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 637 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,199 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 743 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 498 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,377 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,332 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,512 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 51 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,457 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,481 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 65 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 66 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 79 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 127 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 141 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 150 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 164 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 113 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 135 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,425 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 69 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 68 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 73 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 89 | #935 | 5 | #11,782 |
| 1978 | 114 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 77 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 94 | #864 | 6 | #9,144 |
| 1975 | 108 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 78 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,955 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,961 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,450 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tarik reached #797 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #9,144 in 1976. 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 Tarik
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.