Tariq is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Tariq is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,599 for boy births in the United States (and #3,401 across all names), given to 107 babies. Tariq first appears in 1963 and peaked in 1998 (514 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,599 |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | — | #1,409 |
| 2023 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,313 |
| 2022 | 138 | 138 | — | #1,361 |
| 2021 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,371 |
| 2020 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,333 |
| 2019 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,467 |
| 2018 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,252 |
| 2017 | 141 | 141 | — | #1,292 |
| 2016 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,411 |
| 2015 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,676 |
| 2014 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,678 |
| 2013 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,498 |
| 2012 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,446 |
| 2011 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,508 |
| 2010 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,479 |
| 2009 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,455 |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,432 |
| 2007 | 145 | 145 | — | #1,221 |
| 2006 | 174 | 174 | — | #1,047 |
| 2005 | 172 | 172 | — | #1,002 |
| 2004 | 201 | 201 | — | #874 |
| 2003 | 225 | 225 | — | #781 |
| 2002 | 236 | 236 | — | #740 |
| 2001 | 261 | 261 | — | #691 |
| 2000 | 281 | 281 | — | #648 |
| 1999 | 335 | 335 | — | #583 |
| 1998 | 521 | 526 | #12,290 | #444 |
| 1997 | 213 | — | — | #731 |
| 1996 | 180 | — | — | #801 |
| 1995 | 137 | — | — | #952 |
| 1994 | 138 | — | — | #941 |
| 1993 | 140 | — | — | #913 |
| 1992 | 132 | — | — | #929 |
| 1991 | 130 | — | — | #933 |
| 1990 | 96 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1989 | 87 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1988 | 54 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1987 | 63 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1986 | 53 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1985 | 65 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1984 | 56 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1983 | 59 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1982 | 61 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1981 | 78 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1980 | 51 | — | — | #1,323 |
| 1979 | 71 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1978 | 59 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1977 | 53 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1976 | 41 | — | — | #1,409 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1973 | 15 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1972 | 21 | — | — | #2,016 |
| 1971 | 20 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | — | #2,499 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,476 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | — | #4,565 |