Irfan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”). This given name is mostly found in Pakistan.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Irfan (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 171 |
| 2000 | 182 |
| 2001 | 191 |
| 2002 | 198 |
| 2003 | 202 |
| 2004 | 212 |
| 2005 | 219 |
| 2006 | 225 |
| 2007 | 229 |
| 2008 | 242 |
| 2009 | 254 |
| 2010 | 271 |
| 2011 | 280 |
| 2012 | 289 |
| 2013 | 294 |
| 2014 | 286 |
| 2015 | 285 |
| 2016 | 287 |
| 2017 | 300 |
| 2018 | 311 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 330 |
Irfan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Irfan.Hi! My name is Irfan.
- Irfan ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Irfan called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Irfan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Irfan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Irfans mamma är lärare.Irfan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Irfans mamma is Irfan's mum.
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How do you pronounce Irfan in Swedish?
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What does the name Irfan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. Borrowed from Arabic عِرْفَان (ʕirfān, “knowledge”). This given name is mostly found in Pakistan.
How popular is Irfan in Sweden?
3 babies were named Irfan in 2022. In 2020, 330 people in Sweden had Irfan as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.