Irfan
Irfan is a male given name: 98% of people named Irfan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Irfan · İrfan
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also spelled
- İrfan
- US births since 1880
- 523 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Irfan
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irfan," in English, "Guten Tag Irfan," in German. Irfan is a male given name: about 98% of people named Irfan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Irfan,
German
Guten Tag Irfan,
French
Bonjour Irfan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Irfan:
Chinese
Irfan您好：
Japanese
Irfan様
English
Hi Irfan,
German
Hi Irfan,
French
Salut Irfan,
Spanish
Hola Irfan,
Chinese
Irfan你好：
Japanese
Irfanさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
| Kosovo | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
523 male · 0 female · 523 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Irfan a male or female name?
Irfan is a male given name: 98% of people named Irfan are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Irfan in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irfan," in English, "Guten Tag Irfan," in German. Irfan is a male given name: about 98% of people named Irfan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Irfan a unisex name?
Irfan is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Irfan are men. Irfan leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Irfan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irfan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_irfan,
title = {Is Irfan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irfan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}