Name
Tariq
Meaning
Tariq is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “he who knocks by night; the morning star”.
Tariq literally describes one who arrives knocking at the door by night, and in the Quran At-Tariq names the piercing morning star. The general Tariq ibn Ziyad, who crossed into Iberia in 711, left the name on the map itself: Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq, Tariq's mountain.
A steady presence in the US boys' top 1000 since the 1970s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #999 in 2005 · peak #444 in 1998
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /TAH-rik/
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Questions
Tariq is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning “he who knocks by night; the morning star”. Tariq literally describes one who arrives knocking at the door by night, and in the Quran At-Tariq names the piercing morning star.
Tariq is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a steady presence in the US boys' top 1000 since the 1970s.
The name Tariq comes from Arabic. Tariq literally describes one who arrives knocking at the door by night, and in the Quran At-Tariq names the piercing morning star. The general Tariq ibn Ziyad, who crossed into Iberia in 711, left the name on the map itself: Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq, Tariq's mountain.
Tariq is pronounced TAH-rik.
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