| Tariq | Hassan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | night-visitor; morning star | Handsome, good |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | TAA-riq | HAH-sahn |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1963 | 1923 |
| Peak year | 1998 (514) | 2025 (447) |
| In 2025 | 107 | 447 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Tariq | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 794 | 2,183 |
| 2010s | 1,161 | 2,915 |
| 2000s | 1,927 | 2,497 |
| 1990s | 2,015 | 2,088 |
| 1980s | 627 | 1,311 |
| 1970s | 337 | 950 |
| 1960s | 17 | 281 |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 |
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).
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.
Hassan is more popular than Tariq today: about 447 US babies were given the name Hassan in 2025, compared with 107 named Tariq.
Tariq means night-visitor; morning star (arabic origin), while Hassan means Handsome, good (arabic origin).
In US records, Tariq first appears in 1963 and Hassan in 1923, so Hassan has the longer recorded history.