US rank #5773 Boys' name Peak 2012 358 births

Efe — #5773 US boys' name

358 babies named Efe in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s1222010s1552020s68
#5773
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Efe was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

23 babies were named Efe in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Efe

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Efe between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Efe currently holds the #5773 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Efe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Efe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Efe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Efe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 358 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Efe at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

358

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2012

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,773

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Efe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
23
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419991996 7

Efe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
155 births that decade — 43% of Efe's all-time total
1990s132000s1222010s1552020s68

Efe by state

Where Efe concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Efe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 8.4%
New York share of Efe's total US births 8.4%

30 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Efe?
358 babies have been named Efe since 1996. It currently ranks #5773 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 23 births.
When was Efe most popular?
Efe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Efe most popular?
The top states for the name Efe are New York (30 births).
How long has the name Efe been used?
Efe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.