Boys' name · since 1962
Tarek
2,278 babies named Tarek in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,278
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarek currently ranks #4574 among boys' names in America, with 2,278 babies recorded since 1962.
Tarek has 2,278 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4574 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #3,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,574 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,278 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarek ranks #3,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,574 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,278 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,574 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,278
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarek's 2,278 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tarek compares
2,278 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tarek's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tarek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tarek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tarek splits its recorded history at 1994: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tarek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Tarek by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (553 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Tarek's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Tarek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s
1970s
242 births
- 1980s
1980s
383 births
- 1990s
1990s
553 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s 185
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 553 births (24% of all-time use).
How Tarek compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tarek's total volume
Tarek by state
Where Tarek concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 263 | 11.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 202 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 80 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 67 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.4% |
263 of 2,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Tarek appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Tarek's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (553 total births) through the 2020s (185) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tareks (263 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tarek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Tarek 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.