Tarik

Tarik is a male given name: 99% of people named Tarik are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Tarik · Tarık

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States
Also spelled: Tarık
US births since 1880: 3,872 male / 11 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Tarik

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tarik," in English, "Guten Tag Tarik," in German. Tarik is a male given name: about 99% of people named Tarik are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tarik,

German

Guten Tag Tarik,

French

Bonjour Tarik,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tarik:

Chinese

Tarik您好：

Japanese

Tarik様

English

Hi Tarik,

German

Hi Tarik,

French

Salut Tarik,

Spanish

Hola Tarik,

Chinese

Tarik你好：

Japanese

Tarikさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Tarik by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%
Albania	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,872 male · 11 female · 3,883 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tarik a male or female name?

Tarik is a male given name: 99% of people named Tarik are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Tarik in an email?

Is Tarik a unisex name?

Tarik is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Tarik are men. Tarik leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Tarik a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tarik (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_tarik,
  title  = {Is Tarik a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tarik},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}