Efrem Boy
How popular is Efrem?
#10,691 boy name in 2025
6 baby boys were named Efrem in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
1,399living people named Efrem (est.)
54median age of people named Efrem
1,584babies named Efrem since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Efrem popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,691 for boys (▼ 3439 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,739 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1959 (85 boys) |
| Highest rank | #814 in 1967 |
| First recorded | 1926 |
| 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 |
Efrem counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ephrem family of names ranked #3,761 for boys in 2025 (#3,349 the year before), with 19 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ephrem | 13 | 68% |
| Efrem | 6 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Efrem by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,315 |
| 1950s | 98 | #824 |
| 1960s | 612 | #814 |
| 1970s | 312 | #1,063 |
| 1980s | 181 | #2,268 |
| 1990s | 138 | #2,859 |
| 2000s | 125 | #4,810 |
| 2010s | 73 | #6,621 |
| 2020s | 29 | #7,252 |
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Questions
- Is Efrem a boy or girl name?
- Efrem is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Efrem were boys.
- How popular is the name Efrem?
- 6 baby boys were named Efrem in the US in 2025, making it the 10691st most popular boy name.
- When was Efrem most popular?
- Efrem peaked in 1959, when 85 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #814 in 1967.
- How many people are named Efrem?
- 1,584 babies have been named Efrem in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,399 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 54.
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.