Tariq is a distinctive choice, ranked #1000 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Tariq in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1000
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tariq
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Tariq per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tariq in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tariq is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 150 places over the last five years to #1000 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 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..
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.
30
UK babies named Tariq (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 150 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
Likely around 1 other Tariq in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Masood is a Pakistani Deobandi Islamic scholar, mufti, preacher, and author. He studied the Dars-i Nizami curriculum at Jamia Tur Rasheed in Karachi, where he specialised in Islamic jurisprudence and later taught in its Darul Iftaa.
Usman Tariq is a Pakistani international cricketer, who is a right-arm off spinner. He made his T20I debut against South Africa at Lahore in November 2025.
Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher and writer, who was convicted of three counts of rape by a French court in 2026. He has held academic positions including professor of contemporary Islamic studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford.
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. The recipient of the Pride of Performance award, Tariq Jamil has been named in The 500 Most Influential Muslims year since 2012.
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. He acceded to the throne in January 2020 after the death of his cousin, Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
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. He is presently a nominated member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by the Bharatiya Janata Party on 3 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. He was a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein.
Ban Ziad Tariq was an Iraqi psychiatrist from Basra. Her death sparked widespread controversy in public health of Iraq, and social media after she was found dead in her home under mysterious circumstances.