Tarique
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-REEK
- Origin
- Arabic
Tarique 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 Tarique mean?
Arabic: variant spelling of Tariq
“night visitor, morning star”
Spelling of Tariq; Tariq ibn Ziyad led the Muslim conquest of Iberia in 711 and gave Gibraltar its name.
Is Tarique a girl's or a boy's name?
Tarique is a boys' name.
How popular is Tarique in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 boys.
Tarique in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Tarique in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Tarique in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tarique in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Tarique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Crue Perez Luca Moiz Henrique Omar Angus Marcus Samuel Lorcan Luis Syed
Names related to Tarique
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Zahra Hamza
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, “Tarique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tarique, updated 20 October 2026.