Masculine dossier · first seen 1962
Tarek
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1996
Peak era
1996
Peak births
64
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Tarek
How many people are named Tarek?
An estimated 2,201 living Americans are named Tarek.
How rare is Tarek?
Tarek is very rare among babies today, with 22 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 65.6% from its 1996 peak.
How old is the typical Tarek?
The median age of a living American named Tarek is approximately 28 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 39 years old.
Is Tarek still popular?
Not especially. Tarek has been declining since its 1996 peak and registered 22 births in 2025.
Where is Tarek most common?
Tarek has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1962Peak 19962025
Peak year
1996
Decline from peak
65.6%
2025
22
All-time
2,278
Where it lives now
Tarek is most concentrated in New York — about 1.8× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Tarek is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.