Total births
363
Boys' name · since 1980
Tareq
363 babies named Tareq in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 363
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
363 boys have been named Tareq since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tareq has 363 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- 363 total births
- 1980–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
363 boys have been named Tareq since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 363
- total births
- 1980–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Tareq was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
14 babies were named Tareq in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Tareq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tareq splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tareq at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Tareq popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Tareq by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tareq's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Tareq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tareq? ▼
363 babies have been named Tareq since 1980. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1991 with 14 births.
When was Tareq most popular? ▼
Tareq was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tareq been used? ▼
Records for Tareq go back to 1980, giving 46 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tareq? ▼
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.
What to do with Tareq's data
- Tareq's decade-level peak was the 2000s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tareq
Nearby Names Like Tareq
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tareq
Tariq Boy
#1407 6,878 births
Tarik Boy
#3360 4,181 births
Taron Boy
#4009 2,726 births
Tarek Boy
#4104 2,278 births
Taran Boy
#3641 2,073 births
Compare Tareq side by side: Tareq vs Tariq Tareq vs Tarik Tareq vs Taron
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tareq: Baby Name Since 1980 - 363 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tareq. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tareq 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 June 2026.