Recorded 1975–1999 Boys' name Peak 1976 116 births

Tarig — boys' name

116 babies named Tarig in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s351990s24
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tarig was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tarig in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tarig

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Tarig between 1975 and 1999, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tarig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tarig performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tarig shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tarig in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tarig 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 116 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.

Tarig at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

116

Since 1975

25 years of records

Peak year

1976

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1975

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1999

Tarig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1975

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1976)
16
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 1999199019871981197919771975 7

Tarig by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
57 births that decade — 49% of Tarig's all-time total
1970s571980s351990s24

Tarig by state

Where Tarig concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tarig
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.3%
New York share of Tarig's total US births 4.3%

5 of 116 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tarig?
116 babies have been named Tarig since 1975. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1976 with 16 births.
When was Tarig most popular?
Tarig was most popular in the 1970s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tarig most popular?
The top states for the name Tarig are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tarig been used?
Tarig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 25 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Tarig?
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, 1975–1999 (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.