Is Tarek a boy or girl name?

Tarek is a boy’s name. Of the 2,278 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Tarek

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Tarek was most popular in 1996, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,593 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,278 people named Tarek.

Tarek over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tarek’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tarek a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tarek is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,278 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tarek

Where Tarek is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org