Erfan
Irfan is an Arabic/Persian male given name, meaning "knowledge", "awareness", "learning", and "wisdom".
Meaning & Origin of Erfan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Irfan is an Arabic/Persian male given name, meaning "knowledge", "awareness", "learning", and "wisdom".
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The Story of Erfan
Erfan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 8 Erfans were born — ranking #8,947 that year. As of 2026, Erfan ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Erfans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Erfan
Erfan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Erfan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Erfan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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