Recorded 1980–2022 Boys' name Peak 1991 357 births

Tareq — boys' name

357 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.

1980s531990s1012000s1032010s832020s17
2000s
Peak decade

29% 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.

What the Data Says About Tareq

The Social Security Administration has registered 357 babies named Tareq between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tareq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tareq performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tareq shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tareq 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 357 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.

Tareq at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

357

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1991

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tareq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
14
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
46810121416 202220162011200620011996199119851980 6

Tareq by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 29% of Tareq's all-time total
1980s531990s1012000s1032010s832020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tareq?
357 babies have been named Tareq since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. 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?
Tareq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
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.

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, 1980–2022 (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.