Names / Boy names
Tarik
Current rank
#3,304
and easing
All-time peak
#797
in 1978
First recorded
1958
in U.S. data
Children named
4,100
since 1958
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #797 in 1978 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Morning star, hope symbol. It first appears in American naming data in 1958. It topped out in 1978 at #797. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 4,100 have carried it since records began.