The baby name Taufiq is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAW-feek, IPA: /tawˈfiːk/.
Taufiq is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Taufiq is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TAW-feek, IPA: /tawˈfiːk/.
Taufiq is Arabic in Origin.
Taufiq is an Arabic masculine given name derived from the noun tawfiq (Arabic: توفيق), built on the triliteral root w-f-q meaning “to agree, be in harmony, bring into accord.” It denotes “divine enablement,” “God-given success,” and by extension “reconciliation” and “concord.” In Islamic theology, tawfiq refers to the grace that allows one to act rightly, so the name carries aspirations of guidance and success.
Widely used since the early Islamic centuries, the name appears across the Arab world and among Muslim communities in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Anatolia, and the Caucasus. Common variants and transliterations include Tawfiq, Tawfeeq, Tawfik, Tewfik, Tevfik (Turkish), Toufic/Toufik (Levantine), Taufik (Indonesian/Malay), Taufique (South Asian), and Tofiq/Tofigh (Azerbaijani/Persian). It remains a predominantly male name and is borne by writers, statesmen, scholars, and athletes, from Egypt to Pakistan and Indonesia, reinforcing its pan-Islamic resonance and positive, achievement-oriented meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #36 | 4 | 2,238 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #107 | 27 | 6,332 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #112 | 20 | 4,130 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| BD | 0 | #216 | 12 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| MY | 0 | #253 | 78 | 12,352 | |
| SG | 0 | #253 | 17 | 11,010 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #269 | 6 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #269 | 4 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #305 | 8 | 10,560 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #318 | 1,364 | 25,439 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #353 | 9 | 8,138 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #394 | 5 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #426 | 156 | 10,045 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #520 | 180 | 17,960 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #681 | 27 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #725 | 45 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #833 | 49 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 27 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #950 | 52 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,021 | 72 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,117 | 12 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,256 | 361 | 28,008 |
Taufiq is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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