Boys' name · since 2013
Erfan
56 babies named Erfan in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
56 babies have been named Erfan since 2013, making it today's #8773 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Erfan recorded 56 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #8773 nationally today, ahead of 37% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #21,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,773 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erfan ranks #21,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,773 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Erfan's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Erfan compares
56 18th 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
Erfan's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Erfan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Erfan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Erfan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Erfan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Erfan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (35 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Erfan's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Erfan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Erfan? ▼
Where does Erfan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Erfan most popular? ▼
How long has the name Erfan been used? ▼
What names are similar to Erfan? ▼
Keep exploring Erfan
Nearby Names Like Erfan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Erfan
Compare Erfan side by side: Erfan vs Erford
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Erfan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Erfan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Erfan 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.