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Tarek

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Origin of the name

Tarek is a form of Tariq, an Arabic name borne by Tariq ibn Ziyad, who gave his name to Gibraltar.

Classic name

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1996 was its best year: 64 births, or 1 baby in 56,969. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 63 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 4538.
2,278births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 1549rank at its peak, in 1996

Where babies named Tarek are born

1996

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The darker the blue, the more common Tarek is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Tarek is most common in New York (4.3 times) and California (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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