Meaning
Messenger, night visitor, or morning star (Arabic naming route)
The English personal-name entry gives these senses for Arabic ṭāriq. They are alternative lexical senses, not a statement about a bearer’s personality.
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Tariq
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Origin
Arabic
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English pronunciation
English /tæɹɪk/
The exact English personal-name entry supplies this IPA without an explicit regional label or stress mark; both are left as printed. This reading does not replace Arabic or a bearer’s preferred reading.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 21 · preliminary | 1167 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 20 (rounded to 5) | 1505 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 36 | 873 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2004 | Boys | 3 | 490 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2024 | Boys | 3 | 785 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 1998 | Girls | 7 | 11138 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 107 | 1585 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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Meaning: Messenger, night visitor, or morning star (Arabic naming route)
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The English personal-name entry gives these senses for Arabic ṭāriq. They are alternative lexical senses, not a statement about a bearer’s personality. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tariq and طارق entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tariq&oldid=90443722, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82&oldid=93327750. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the name derivation and spelling relationship, retaining the language labels; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Name history: From Arabic ṭāriq, related to the verb meaning to knock
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The documented name derivation is distinct from biographies of historical bearers. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tariq and طارق entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tariq&oldid=90443722, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82&oldid=93327750. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the name derivation and spelling relationship, retaining the language labels; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Pronunciation in the source language: Arabic /tˤaː.riq/; Hijazi /tˤaː.riɡ/
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Recorded Arabic personal-name readings. These are not English pronunciations; the separate US English bearer example remains unchanged. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tariq and طارق entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tariq&oldid=90443722, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82&oldid=93327750. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the name derivation and spelling relationship, retaining the language labels; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Arabic
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Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.
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English pronunciation: English /tæɹɪk/
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The exact English personal-name entry supplies this IPA without an explicit regional label or stress mark; both are left as printed. This reading does not replace Arabic or a bearer’s preferred reading. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tariq entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tariq&oldid=90443722. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the exact language-specific given-name section; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Tarik
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The Arabic personal-name entry explicitly identifies Tariq and Tarik as renderings of the same Arabic name; popularity records remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tariq and طارق entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tariq&oldid=90443722, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%82&oldid=93327750. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the name derivation and spelling relationship, retaining the language labels; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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License: Open Government Licence v3.0
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U.S. Social Security Administration
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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.