Tarik
- Meaning:
- Morning star; one who knocks at the door
- Origin:
- Arabic
About the name Tarik
Arabic name meaning 'morning star'; borne by the commander Tariq ibn Ziyad. Used among Bosniak communities.
Popularity with newborns
Tarik has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
194 people in Croatia are called Tarik, according to the 2021 census. That is #1114 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Tarik is recorded in 4 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.