Boys' name · since 1996
Efe
Efe has 371 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,626 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Efe currently ranks #6626 among boys' names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1996.
Efe has 371 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6626 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,437 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,626 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efe ranks #9,437 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,626 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,437 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,626 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Efe's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Efe compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Efe's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Efe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Efe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Efe's full recorded timeline at 2012, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Efe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Efe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Efe's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Efe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (42% of all-time use).
Efe by state
Where Efe concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 8.1% |
30 of 371 births nationwide.
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What to do with Efe's data
- Efe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (155 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Efes (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Efe
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Efe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Efe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.