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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Irfan

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,797 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

Irfan or Erfan is a male given name of Arabic origin, used in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.

Rank 2025
#3,797
among boys · ↑1,725 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Irfan
How common
1 in 58,899
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
29 babies
All-time total
696
#6,470 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Irfan popularity over time

696 babies have been named Irfan since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #4,661
1970s 52 5 +940% #3,583
1980s 104 10 +100% #3,110
1990s 110 11 +6% #3,900
2000s 127 13 +15% #4,485
2010s 172 17 +35% #4,391
2020s (to 2025) 126 21 +22% #3,797

Where Irfan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 30 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Irfan

Irfan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,797 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 696 American babies have been named Irfan. Its peak came in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Irfan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Irfan?

The median living Irfan is about 19 years old; half are between 7 and 34. An estimated 700 people named Irfan are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Irfan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 29 #3,797
2024 17 #5,522
2023 26 #4,155
2022 23 #4,484
2021 15 #5,870
2020 16 #5,545
2019 23 #4,391
2018 23 #4,412
2017 13 #6,456
2016 15 #5,894
2015 15 #5,837
2014 20 #4,762
2013 20 #4,696
2012 12 #6,774
2011 11 #7,181
2010 20 #4,743
2009 15 #5,920
2008 15 #5,883
2007 13 #6,402
2006 11 #7,116
2005 7 #9,503
2004 19 #4,485
2003 8 #8,133
2002 15 #4,998
2001 12 #5,805
2000 12 #5,706
1995 15 #4,130
1990 10 #5,139
1985 15 #3,129
1980 8 #4,680
1975 7 #4,521
1970 – –
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1945 – –
1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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Famous people named Irfan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Irfan Smajlagić Irfan Smajlagić Croatian handball player (born 1961) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Irfan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Irfan?

The median living Irfan is about 19 years old. Half of all living Irfans are between 7 and 34 years old.

How many people named Irfan are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Irfan are alive in the United States, based on 696 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Irfan mean?

Irfan or Erfan is a male given name of Arabic origin, used in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish.

How popular is the name Irfan in 2025?

Irfan ranked #3,797 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Irfan?

696 babies have been named Irfan in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Irfan most popular?

Irfan peaked in 2025, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Irfan a boy or girl name?

Irfan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Irfan rising or falling?

Irfan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Irfan become more popular?

Irfan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 boys named Irfan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Irfan?

Well-known people named Irfan include Irfan Smajlagić (handball player).

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