How Many People Are Named Tarika?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Tarika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Tarika peaked in popularity in 1983 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tarika 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 Tarika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1983
18 births
Total Registered
381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tarika
Tarika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 381 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tarika as a female name
Ranked #11,518 in 2008
10 female births in 2008
Peak: 1983 (18 births)
Tarika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tarika span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 152 babies were registered. Tarika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tarika by Decade
How has Tarika 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.
Tarika by State
Tarika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tarika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tarika
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Tarika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tarika?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Tarika 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Tarika a common name?
Tarika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tarika most popular?
Tarika reached peak popularity in 1983, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tarika is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tarika a female name?
Tarika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tarika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tarika Smith, Tarika Johnson, Tarika 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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