MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Irfan mean?
ʿIrfān is an Arabic knowing noun used in Persian and Urdu, with a spiritual-recognition sense in some literary contexts. The related Arabic verb ʿarafa concerns knowing or recognising.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इरफ़ान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عرفان
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इरफान
114,539 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Irfan in Indian usage
127,314 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,489 records (2%).
- Recorded as male: 124,825 records (98%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 811 |
| 1950s | 3,175 |
| 1960s | 10,013 |
| 1970s | 22,197 |
| 1980s | 48,565 |
| 1990s | 42,290 |
| Other decades | 263 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 75,633 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 11,053 |
| Rajasthan | 10,438 |
| Bihar | 9,007 |
| Maharashtra | 4,981 |
| Haryana | 3,867 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,614 |
| Jharkhand | 3,532 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,826 |
| Delhi | 1,760 |
| Kerala | 754 |
| Goa | 275 |
| Punjab | 212 |
| Other states | 362 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Irfan / M | 14 | 1,798 |
| Scotland | Irfan / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Irfan ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Irfan; Table_6, C1846 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Irfan; Table_6, C1846
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Irfan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Irfan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: عرفان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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