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Tarek

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tarek: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1040 to #4789.20002005201020182024#1040#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#1454
1998#2419
1999#1199
2000#1889
2001#1286
2002#1651
2003#1410
2004#1732
2005#1851
2006#1744
2007#2741
2008#1828
2009#2837
2010#3865
2011#2613
2015#4747
2016#3079
2017#3449
2018#3412
2019#3411
2020#2682
2021#4789
2023#3523
2024#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

In 2018: #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #3412 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #749 in Republic of Ireland in 2018.

Tarek's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#34125HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#30796HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#182811HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#27416HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#18519HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#141011HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#16518HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#128611HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#18896HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#119911HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Tarek is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tarek, between 1996 and 2024, in 25 of those 29 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201819962024
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202425#1040 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20181#749 in 2018

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2018).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2011; it appears again in 2015.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Tarek

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2024.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #749 in Republic of Ireland in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.