Tariq is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “morning star.” In 2024 it was given to 133 boys in the United States.
Tariq belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “morning star” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tariq first appears in Social Security records in 1963. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #444 in 1998, and in 2024 133 babies received the name — 6,771 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tariq means “morning star” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tariq is a boy name. In 2024, 133 babies received the name in the US.
Tariq comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Tariq first appears in US records in 1963. Its best-ever ranking was #444 in 1998, and 133 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tariq is pronounced /tæɹɪk/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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