Total births
312
Girls' name · since 1880
Effa
312 babies named Effa in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1889. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 312
- total births
- 1880–1944
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
Effa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 312 have been recorded since 1880.
Effa has 312 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1880s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1944.
- 312 total births
- 1880–1944 years on record
- 1880s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
312 girls have been named Effa since 1880, peaking in the 1880s, last recorded in 1944.
- 312
- total births
- 1880–1944
- years on record
- 1880s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
1880s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Effa was born in this single decade.
1889
Single peak year
20 babies were named Effa in 1889 - its busiest year on record.
Effa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Effa's SSA record in two at 1900 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1895, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1889 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Effa at a glance
Last recorded 1944Peak year
1889
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Effa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1944
- Peak year (1889)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Effa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1880s was Effa's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Effa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
107 births
- 1890s
1890s
79 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 107 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Effa? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 312 babies named Effa. The most recent recorded year was 1944. Its busiest year on record was 1889, with 20 births.
When was Effa most popular? ▼
Effa was most popular in the 1880s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1889.
How long has the name Effa been used? ▼
Effa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 65 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Effa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Effie, Effy, Effat. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Effa's data
- Effa's decade-level peak was the 1880s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Effa: Baby Name Since 1880 - 312 Births, Peak 1889." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/effa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Effa 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 June 2026.