Boys' name · since 2001
Irfaan
Irfaan has 19 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
19 boys have been named Irfaan since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irfaan has been recorded 19 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2001 to 2018.
- #29,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irfaan ranks #29,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Irfaan's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Irfaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Irfaan's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Irfaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2018
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Irfaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).
2010s was Irfaan's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Irfaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Irfaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 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, 2001–2018 (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 Irfaan 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.