Boys' name · since 1963
Tariq
6,878 babies named Tariq in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,878
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,878 babies have been named Tariq since 1963, making it today's #1590 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Tariq recorded 6,878 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #1590 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #1,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,590 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,878 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tariq ranks #1,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,590 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,878 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,878
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tariq's 6,878 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tariq compares
6,878 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Tariq's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tariq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,878 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 514 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tariq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tariq splits its recorded history at 1996: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 514 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tariq popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 514
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Tariq popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1998 (Tariq as girls' name)
Tariq by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,015 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Tariq's strongest decade.
2,015 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Tariq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 337
1970s
337 births
- 1980s 627
1980s
627 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,015 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,927 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,161 births
- 2020s 794
2020s
794 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,015 births (29% of all-time use).
How Tariq 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 Tariq's total volume
Tariq by state
Where Tariq concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 827 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 506 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 418 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 408 | 5.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 379 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 309 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 301 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 273 | 4.0% |
827 of 6,878 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Tariq appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tariq's data
- Tariq's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (2,015 total births) through the 2020s (794) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tariqs (827 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tariq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Tariq 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.