How Many People Are Named Tarek?
An estimated 2,189 people in the United States have the first name Tarek. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Tarek peaked in popularity in 1996 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarek as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tarek paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,189
About 1 in 156,580 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1996
64 births
Total Registered
2,256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarek
Tarek is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,256 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tarek as a male name
Ranked #4,163 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (64 births)
Tarek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarek span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 553 babies were registered. Tarek has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarek by Decade
How has Tarek tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tarek by State
Birth registrations for Tarek span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 70 Tareks were registered per state.
Tarek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tarek
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tarek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarek?
We estimate approximately 2,189 people named Tarek are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 156,580 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarek a common name?
Tarek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarek most popular?
Tarek reached peak popularity in 1996, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarek is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarek a male name?
Tarek is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarek Smith, Tarek Johnson, Tarek Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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