Irfaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ir-FAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
Irfaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “knowledge, awareness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Irfaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Irfan
“knowledge, awareness”
In Sufi and Shia thought, irfan means mystical knowledge of God.
Meaning borrowed from Irfan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Irfaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Irfaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Irfaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Irfaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Irfaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Irfaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Saif, Faizan, Hamza, Imaad, Umair, Hammad, Haseeb, Habib, Fahad, Samir, Zohaib
Names related to Irfaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Irfaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/irfaan, updated 20 October 2026.