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Efe

Boy

Meaning of Efe: Yoruba: 'wealth'

Efe is a boy's name most strongly associated with Yoruba naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6228th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6228

13 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

371

First recorded 1996 · peak 2012

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 21 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 14 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 12 babies2022: 20 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 16 babies2025: 13 babies
US babies named Efe per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 23.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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