The story behind Tariq
Borrowed from Arabic طَارِق (ṭāriq, “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star”), from طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to knock, to rap”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /tæɹɪk/
Popularity
Tariq ranked #1599 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Tariq
Ishāq
Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْحَاق (ishāq), from Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq), from Biblical Hebrew יִצְחָק (yiṣḥāq).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Q
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tahar
Borrowed from Arabic طَهَر (ṭahar).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Talāt
Borrowed from Classical Persian طَلْعَت (tal'at), from Arabic طَلْعَة (ṭalʕa).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Taslīm
Borrowed from Classical Persian تسلیم (taslīm), from Arabic تَسْلِيم (taslīm).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Taufik
From Arabic توفيق.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
ʔisḥāq
From Hebrew יצחק (yiṣḥāq). Comparable to Arabic يَضْحَكُ (yaḍḥaku).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Q
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Tariq
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Tariq
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length