Boy · Arabic
Tariq
Say it: TAH-rik
Meaning
From Arabic ṭāriq 'one who knocks at night', a name for the morning star in the Qur'an.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 6,226 babies given this name since 1963
- At its height in 1998, about 1 in 3,700 boys
- 134 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Tarik, Tarique
| Arabic | Ṭāriq |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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