How Many People Are Named Tarik?
An estimated 4,012 people in the United States have the first name Tarik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Tarik peaked in popularity in 1996 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarik 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 Tarik paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,012
About 1 in 85,432 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1996
164 births
Total Registered
4,156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarik
Tarik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,156 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Tarik as a male name
Ranked #3,377 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (164 births)
Tarik as a female name
Ranked #11,782 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1976 (6 births)
Tarik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarik span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,199 babies were registered. Tarik has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarik by Decade
How has Tarik 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.
Tarik by State
Birth registrations for Tarik span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri. On average, about 99 Tariks were registered per state.
Tarik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tarik
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tarik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarik?
We estimate approximately 4,012 people named Tarik 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 85,432 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarik a common name?
Tarik is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarik most popular?
Tarik reached peak popularity in 1996, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarik is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarik a male name?
Tarik is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarik Smith, Tarik Johnson, Tarik 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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