Tarika is a rare variant of Tariq that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Tarika is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Tarika was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1983 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #11,519 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #16,247 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,656 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #15,587 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #13,366 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #9,208 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,534 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,687 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #9,526 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #8,002 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,683 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,942 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,438 |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,816 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #7,072 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #5,056 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,432 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,326 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #4,470 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,267 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,514 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,721 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | #5,221 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #7,262 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,626 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #4,411 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #4,140 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #5,129 |
| 1974 | 13 | — | #4,693 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,540 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,206 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #8,225 |