Total births
56
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.
- #9689
- among boys today
- 56
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
56 babies have been named Erfan since 2013, making it today's #9689 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Erfan recorded 56 times among boys since 2013, holding rank #9689 nationally today, ahead of 32% 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.
- #9689 among boys today
- 56 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Erfan is currently the #9689 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 56 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9689
- among boys today
- 56
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Erfan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9689
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Erfan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Erfan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Erfan compares
56 18th percentile among 14,294 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 (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,689
Active since
2013
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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? ▼
56 babies have been named Erfan since 2013. It currently ranks #9689 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 9 births.
When was Erfan most popular? ▼
Erfan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Erfan been used? ▼
Records for Erfan go back to 2013, giving 13 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Erfan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erford. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Erfan: #9689 Boys' Name - 56 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/erfan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.