Boys' name · since 1958
Tarik
4,181 babies named Tarik in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,181
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,181 babies have been named Tarik since 1958, making it today's #3263 boys' name.
Tarik has 4,181 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3263 as of the latest data, more common than 77% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #2,016 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,263 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,181 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tarik ranks #2,016 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,263 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,181 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,016 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,263 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,181
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tarik's 4,181 recorded births place it above 95.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tarik compares
4,181 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Tarik's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tarik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tarik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tarik's full recorded timeline at 1992, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 164 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tarik popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tarik popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1976 (Tarik as girls' name)
Tarik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,199 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Tarik's strongest decade.
1,199 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Tarik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
764 births
- 1980s
1980s
637 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,199 births
- 2000s
2000s
743 births
- 2010s
2010s
498 births
- 2020s 224
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,199 births (29% of all-time use).
How Tarik 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 Tarik's total volume
Tarik by state
Where Tarik concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 597 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 306 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 206 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 199 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 136 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 106 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 99 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 78 | 1.9% |
597 of 4,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tarik appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tarik's data
- Tarik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,199 total births); usage has since declined to 224 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tariks (597 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tarik
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tarik
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tarik
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tarik: 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 (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Tarik 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.