| Hassan | Tariq | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Handsome, good | night-visitor; morning star |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | HAH-sahn | TAA-riq |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1923 | 1963 |
| Peak year | 2025 (447) | 1998 (514) |
| In 2025 | 447 | 107 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hassan | Tariq |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,183 | 794 |
| 2010s | 2,915 | 1,161 |
| 2000s | 2,497 | 1,927 |
| 1990s | 2,088 | 2,015 |
| 1980s | 1,311 | 627 |
| 1970s | 950 | 337 |
| 1960s | 281 | 17 |
| 1950s | 50 | 0 |
| 1940s | 20 | 0 |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 |
From Arabic حسن (ḥasan) 'handsome, beautiful, good', from the root ḥ-s-n which also gives husn ('beauty'). The sense spans moral goodness and physical beauty.
From the root t-r-q (ط-ر-ق, 'to knock, to come by night'), meaning 'one who knocks or arrives at night, night-visitor'. By extension it denotes the bright night/morning star; Surah at-Tariq is named for it. Borne by the commander Tariq ibn Ziyad (Gibraltar = Jabal Tariq).
Hassan is more popular than Tariq today: about 447 US babies were given the name Hassan in 2025, compared with 107 named Tariq.
Hassan means Handsome, good (arabic origin), while Tariq means night-visitor; morning star (arabic origin).
In US records, Hassan first appears in 1923 and Tariq in 1963, so Hassan has the longer recorded history.