Is Tariq a boy or girl name?
Tariq is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 133 boys were named Tariq, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 6,778 US babies named Tariq were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,406
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tariq since 1963
- 6,778
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 521 babies
Boys and girls named Tariq, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 627 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,015 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 1,927 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,161 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 687 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 133 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 146 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 135 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 135 | #1,331 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 119 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 148 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 141 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 92 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 107 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 115 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 117 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 145 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 174 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 172 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 201 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 225 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 236 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 261 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 281 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 335 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 514 | #444 | 7 | #12,290 |
| 1997 | 213 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 180 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 137 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 138 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 140 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 132 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 130 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 87 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 54 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 53 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 56 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 71 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,564 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tariq reached #444 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #12,290 in 1998. 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 Tariq
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.