Boys' name · since 1969
Irfan
696 babies named Irfan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Irfan is the #3787 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 696 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Irfan recorded 696 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #3787 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #6,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,787 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 696 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Irfan ranks #6,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,787 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 696 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Irfan's 696 recorded births place it above 85.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Irfan compares
696 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Irfan's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Irfan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Irfan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Irfan splits its recorded history at 1999: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Irfan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Irfan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Irfan's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Irfan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (25% of all-time use).
How Irfan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Irfan's total volume
Irfan by state
Where Irfan concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 81 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
81 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Irfan's data
- Irfan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Irfans (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Irfan: 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 (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Irfan 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.