Boys' name · since 2006
Arfan
73 babies named Arfan in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arfan currently ranks #8688 among boys' names in America, with 73 babies recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arfan has been recorded 73 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #8688 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #19,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 73 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arfan ranks #19,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 73 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 73
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arfan's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Arfan compares
73 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arfan's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arfan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 73 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Arfan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arfan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arfan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Arfan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (44 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Arfan's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Arfan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (60% of all-time use).
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What to do with Arfan's data
- Arfan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arfan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arfan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.