Boys' name · since 1988
Taariq
Taariq has 285 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taariq is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 285 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Taariq recorded 285 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #10,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 285 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taariq ranks #10,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 285
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Taariq's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Taariq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Taariq's full recorded timeline at 2003, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Taariq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Taariq by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (134 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Taariq's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Taariq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 134 births (47% of all-time use).
Taariq by state
Where Taariq concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
17 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Taariq's decade-level peak was the 1990s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Taariqs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taariq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taariq draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.