boy's name
Irfan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,809
Scotland
#425
1994 births
Irfan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Irfan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 52 |
| 1980s | 104 |
| 1990s | 110 |
| 2000s | 127 |
| 2010s | 172 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 126 |
How popular is Irfan?
In 2025, Irfan was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Irfan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Irfan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Irfan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Irfan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Irfan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Irfan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Irfan
How popular is the name Irfan?
In 2025, Irfan was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Irfan a girl's or a boy's name?
Irfan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Irfan most popular?
Irfan peaked in 2025, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Irfan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Irfan currently ranks #1,872 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.