Given name
Taariq
“resembling the morning star”
Taariq is used as a given name. One interpretation is “resembling the morning star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “resembling the morning star.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Taariq through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 285
- 285 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 250 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Taariq’s family of names
Taariq has a related form in Tariq. Taariq has a related form in Tarique. Taariq has a related form in Taarique.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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