Given name
Tareek
“one who demands entry; of the morning star”
Tareek is a variant of Tariq. One Arabic interpretation is “one who demands entry; of the morning star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tareek is a variant of Tariq. One Arabic interpretation is “one who demands entry; of the morning star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tareek is a variant of Tariq. An origin associated with Tariq is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tareek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92
- 92 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 12 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 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 118 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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