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Efraim

Boy

Meaning of Efraim: Hebrew: 'fruitful'

Efraim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2522nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2522

51 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,851

First recorded 1920 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 36 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 57 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 44 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 51 babies
US babies named Efraim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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