Irfan
Irfan is an Arabic/Persian male given name, meaning "knowledge", "awareness", "learning", and "wisdom".
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Indonesian
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Irfan
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Indonesian
- Bosnian
- Turkish
The Story of Irfan
Irfan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 26 Irfans were born — ranking #4,108 that year. As of 2026, Irfan ranks #4,599 for baby boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 710 Irfans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Irfan
Irfan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 710 births in the dataset. Irfan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,027. Use the chart and map above to compare Irfan'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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