Tarik name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Arabic

Usage: Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, Albanian, Turkish, English, Indian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: t(a)-rik

Meaning: One who Crosses the River of Life, Muslim General who Conquered Spain, Neutron Star, Messenger, Path-breaker or Finder, Variant of Tariq, Knocking, He Who Pounds At the Door, Venus, First Star, Nocturnal Visitors, Method, Way, Mode and Manner

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What does Tarik mean?
Variations of Tarik
How popular is Tarik?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Tarik
Famous People Named Tarik
Lists having Tarik

What does Tarik mean?

Tarik means One who Crosses the River of Life, Muslim General who Conquered Spain, Morning Star, Messenger, Path-breaker or Finder, Variant of Tariq, Knocking, He Who Pounds At the Door, Venus, First Star, Nocturnal Visitors, Method, Way, Mode or Manner is used especially in Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Danish, Hindi, Oriya, Turkish, Swedish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Telugu, Indian, Malayalam, Albanian, Tamil and Arabic aimed at both boys and girls is originated from Arabic.

Tarik is variant of dominant Tariq. Tariq means Venus, Name of a Star and Mode has origin in Arabic. Tarik is Latin cognate of The Arabic Name طارق = He, who Knocks At the Door, Which is the Arabic Name of the Morning Star.

How do I pronounce Tarik?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Tarik is t(a)-rik.

Variants of Tarik

Tariek, Tariq, Tahriq

How popular is the name Tarik?

Tarik was a common name in United States. Over 3915 babies have been named Tarik since 1958. When at its peak in 1978,. However after 62 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Also, Tarik was a common name in France. Over 3740 babies have been named Tarik since 1958. At the peak of its usage in 1987,. However after 59 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Tarik is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 21 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 262 babies in England and Wales have been named Tarik.

During its 21 years of usage in Switzerland, it had made up to just the top 500 boy names. Over 238 babies in Switzerland have been named Tarik. Also, it is among the top 500 boy names in Belgium.

Over 348 people have been named Tarik in Belgium.

But Tarik is a popular baby name in Morocco where every 1 in 500 have the name as well as in, Turkey, India, Bangladesh, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.

As per our estimate, over 220000 babies have been bestowed Tarik around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	3279	36	0	0
2022	3392	34	0	0
2021	2757	45	0	0
2020	3068	37	0	0
2019	2484	53	0	0
2018	3441	32	0	0
2017	2104	65	0	0
2016	2434	52	0	0
2015	2455	51	0	0
2014	2427	52	0	0

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Tarik in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1123	104	0	5
	104	9	15	0

Here's what numbers has to say about Tarik

You need to open up and allow your closest ones to enter your real world. Listen to the advice you give. If you have things to be handled, you handle them right away, without much waiting. You love to change and can't stand constancy and monotony. You are not very good when it comes to romantic relationships. You are prone to enter a depressive phase for something that didn't actually happened but you feel like it did in your mind.

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Tahirih - Tahirih's meaning is Pure or Pure One Or Chaste is a baby girl name dominantly used in Arabic and Iranian has origin in Old Persian
Badri - Anomalous and Fresh boy name Badri has origin in Sanskrit and Arabic, Badri means "Lord Shiva or Other Names for the Hindu God Vishnu" is particulary used in Arabic and Malayalam
Dafi - Used prevalently in Old Norse and Arabic, Dafi has origin in Old Norse, Dafi means "One who Keeps Away or Silent One Or Lazy One" is used as a boy name
Farhana - Infrequent unisex name Farhana means "Princess, Happiness or Shehzadi" that came from Arabic is majorly used in Bengali, Kannada and Bengali
Farah - Used in Sindhi, Swedish and Arabic darling, Farah is used as a gender insensitive name, Farah means "Joyful, Traveller or Paradise's Flower" came from Middle, Arabic and English

Famous people named Tarik

Tarik Benhabiles, former Algerian-French tennis player
Tarik Glenn, former American football offensive tackle
Tarik Filipović, Croatian presenter and actor of Bosniak descent
Tarik O'Regan, British and American composer
Tarik Ergin, American actor
Tarik El Taib, Libyan football midfielder
Tarik Sektioui, Moroccan retired footballer
Tarik Hodžić, former Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
Tarik Elyounoussi, Moroccan-born Norwegian footballer
Tarik Oulida, football midfielder
Tarik Cerić, retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
Tarik Chernet in Vacation as Actress
Tarik Kopty in Bikur Ha-Tizmoret as Actor
Tarik Filipovic in Behind Enemy Lines as Actor
Tarik Lowe in Whiplash as Actor
Tarik Akan in Yol as Actor
Tarik Saleh in Metropia as Director
Director Tarik Karam, renowned for short The Red Veil
In 1989 drama movie, Ekran Asiklari, Tarik Tarcan characterized Nedim.
Tarik Kaptanoglu, from 1966 film Kanli vadi, who played N.
In 1972, Tarik Tibet portrayed the role of N in film Sabu kahraman korsan.
In 2018, Tarik Günersel characterized the role of N in drama flick Egreti Gelin Ladik.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html

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