MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tarik mean?
Tariq is an Arabic name formed from the verb for knocking. It describes a night visitor and also occurs as the title of a Quranic chapter that evokes a piercing star.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
तारिक़
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
तारिक
11,376 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tarik in Indian usage
11,376 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling तारिक.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 164 |
| 1960s | 700 |
| 1970s | 2,065 |
| 1980s | 4,525 |
| 1990s | 3,922 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 7,281 |
| Bihar | 2,444 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 821 |
| Jharkhand | 482 |
| Rajasthan | 142 |
| Other states | 206 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tarik / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tarik; Table_6, C6432 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tarik; Table_6, C6432