Given name
Tarak
“one who protects others”
Tarak is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who protects others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who protects others.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tarak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,839 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,839 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 293 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.
Tarak’s family of names
Tarak has a related form in Tarac. Tarak has a related form in Tarack.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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