Recorded 1981–2018 Boys' name Peak 1998 92 births

Tareek — boys' name

92 babies named Tareek in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s572000s232010s7
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Tareek was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tareek in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tareek

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Tareek between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tareek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tareek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tareek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tareek in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 92 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tareek at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

92

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tareek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1981

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Tareek by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 62% of Tareek's all-time total
1980s51990s572000s232010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tareek?
92 babies have been named Tareek since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Tareek most popular?
Tareek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Tareek been used?
Tareek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tareek?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tariq, Tarik, Taron, Tarek, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.