Tariq is a distinctive choice, ranked #873 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tariq in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#873
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About the Name Tariq
Tariq is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 150 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #334 in 1998 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tariq is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tariq in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Tariq
Tariq Masood — Tariq Masood is a Pakistani Deobandi Islamic scholar, mufti, preacher, and author.
Tariq Afridi — Sahibzada Mohammad Tariq Khan Afridi, known as Tariq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.
Usman Tariq — Usman Tariq is a Pakistani international cricketer, who is a right-arm off spinner.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tariq
Unlikely. With around 36 UK babies named Tariq per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tariq in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tariq is rising: up 277 places since 2020, to #873 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #334 in 1998.
Tariq is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tariq include: Tariq Masood, Tariq Afridi and Usman Tariq. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tariq does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tariqs in the wild.
36
UK babies named Tariq (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 277 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tariq
Almost certainly the only Tariq in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Tariq
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tariq Jamil (Punjabi, Urdu: طارق جمیل, romanized: Ṭāriq Jamīl; Punjabi pronunciation: [t̪aːɾɪk d͡ʒəmil]; born 1 October 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic cleric, preacher and member of the Tablighi Jama'at.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Arabic: هَيْثَم بْن طَارِق آل سَعِيد, romanized: Hayṯam ibn Ṭāriq ʾĀl Saʿīd; born 11 October 1955) is the Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman.
Tariq Mansoor is an Indian academic and professor, who served as the vice-chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University in India from 17 May 2017 to 2 April 2023.
Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician and journalist who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1991.