Efraim Boy
How popular is Efraim?
#2,572 boy name in 2025
51 baby boys were named Efraim in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
Efraim popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,572 for boys (▼ 336 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,599 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (65 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,871 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Efraim counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ephraim family of names ranked #807 for boys in 2025 (#776 the year before), with 282 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | 231 | 82% |
| Efraim | 51 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Efraim is most popular
Babies named Efraim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (138 boys)
Efraim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1930s | 15 | #3,479 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,429 |
| 1950s | 84 | #2,286 |
| 1960s | 102 | #2,129 |
| 1970s | 145 | #1,871 |
| 1980s | 157 | #2,356 |
| 1990s | 190 | #2,848 |
| 2000s | 340 | #2,286 |
| 2010s | 465 | #2,286 |
| 2020s | 342 | #2,187 |
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Questions
- Is Efraim a boy or girl name?
- Efraim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Efraim were boys.
- How popular is the name Efraim?
- 51 baby boys were named Efraim in the US in 2025, making it the 2572nd most popular boy name.
- When was Efraim most popular?
- Efraim peaked in 2023, when 65 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,871 in 1972.
- How many people are named Efraim?
- 1,851 babies have been named Efraim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,750 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Efraim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Efraim was most common in New Jersey, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.