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Origin & history of Tarek1
Arabic roots
Tarek comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning "Variant of Tariq meaning 'morning star'.".
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How popular is Tarek?
1996
peak year
Tarek first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1962. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1996, 64 babies received the name (ranked #1571). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3207), with roughly 39 babies named Tarek each year. Tarek has been declining in recent years. In total, around 2,256 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
64
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,571)
(ranked #1,571)
39
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
390
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
2,256
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tarek1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
T2
A1
R9
E5
K2
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Tarek🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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