Taariq
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAR-ik
- Origin
- Arabic
Taariq is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “night visitor, morning star”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taariq mean?
Arabic: spelling of Tariq
“night visitor, morning star”
Gibraltar takes its name from Jabal Tariq, Tariq's mountain, after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Muslim conquest of Spain in 711.
Meaning borrowed from Tariq. More on Wiktionary.
Is Taariq a girl's or a boy's name?
Taariq is a boys' name.
How popular is Taariq in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 7 boys.
Taariq in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Taariq in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Taariq in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taariq in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Taariq
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah Umar Fahad Mustafa Hassan Raheem Saif Khalid Amir
Names related to Taariq
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Taariq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taariq, updated 20 October 2026.