The first name Tarek
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tarek last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 5 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 13 births (#1,040).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tarek with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tarek at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 22 boys born in the United States were named Tarek, the 4,687th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 64 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tarek
18 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tarek HamedEgyptian association football player, born 1988
- Tarek SalmanAssociation football player, born 1997
- Tarek AlaaEgyptian association football player (born 2002)
- Tarek BoudaliFrench actor (born 1979)
- Tarek SolimanEgyptian footballer, born 1962
- Amro TarekEgyptian association football player, born 1992
- Tarek El-SayedEgyptian footballer, born 1978
- Tarek BoukensaAlgerian athletics competitor (born 1981)
- Tarek LaziziAlgerian footballer, born 1971
- Tarek YehiaEgyptian weightlifter, born 1987
- Tarek BenaissaAlgerian wrestler, born 1991
- Tarek El-SaidEgyptian association football player, born 1978
Questions
- How popular is the name Tarek?
- In 2024, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Tarek, ranking 3,688th. Its peak was 1996, with 13 births.
- Is Tarek a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,278 US babies named Tarek since 1880 were boys.
- When was Tarek most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 64 babies were named Tarek, its highest rank at 1,570th.