US rank #10472 Boys' name Peak 2011 64 births

Arfan — #10472 US boys' name

64 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.

2000s52010s442020s15
#10472
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 26% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Arfan was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

12 babies were named Arfan in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arfan

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Arfan between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arfan currently holds the #10472 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arfan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Arfan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arfan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arfan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

64

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2011

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,472

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arfan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 202420222019201620152012201120102006 5

Arfan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 69% of Arfan's all-time total
2000s52010s442020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arfan?
64 babies have been named Arfan since 2006. It currently ranks #10472 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 12 births.
When was Arfan most popular?
Arfan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Arfan been used?
Arfan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arfan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arfaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.