The baby name Irfanali is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪrˈfɑːnəli/ (ir-FAHN-ah-lee).
Irfanali is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Irfanali is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ɪrˈfɑːnəli/ (ir-FAHN-ah-lee).
Irfanali is Arabic in Origin.
Irfanali is a compound Muslim given name formed from Arabic ʿIrfān (عرفان) and ʿAlī (علي). ʿIrfān denotes knowledge, understanding, and mystical gnosis in Sufi discourse, from the root ʿ-R-F “to know,” while ʿAlī means “exalted, noble,” and evokes the revered figure of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib. Together the name conveys “exalted knowledge” or “one marked by noble understanding.”
Usage is strongest in South Asian Muslim communities - especially Gujarati-speaking Bohras and other Indo‑Muslim groups - and in their East African and Gulf diasporas, where two‑element Arabic names are often fused. Common variants include Irfan Ali (separate words), Irfan-Ali, Irfaan Ali, Irfan Aly, and Persian-influenced Erfan Ali; Turkish orthography yields İrfan for the first element. Related names are Irfan, Ali, and spiritual cognates like Maʿrifat (maʿrifa). The name remains modern yet tradition-rooted, honoring scholarship and the legacy of ʿAlī.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #851 | 31 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 32 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,468 | 147 | 28,008 |
Irfanali is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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