Boys' name · since 1988
Tariek
Tariek has 17 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Tariek since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tariek has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1995.
- #30,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tariek ranks #30,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tariek's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tariek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tariek splits its recorded history at 1993: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tariek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1995
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Tariek by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Tariek's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Tariek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tariek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1988–1995 (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 Tariek 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.