Boys' name · since 1968

Effrey

Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Effrey, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,223 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade

Effrey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1968.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Effrey has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1987.

  • #21,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 1968
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Effrey ranks #21,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,223 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1968
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Effrey's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Effrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Effrey's full recorded timeline at 1981, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Effrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
45678910 196819691970198019811983198419851987 5

Effrey by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (38 births, 67% of the file).

1980s was Effrey's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Effrey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 38 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Effrey? ▼
57 babies have been named Effrey since 1968. All-time, it sits at #21,223 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
Where does Effrey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Effrey ranks #21,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Effrey most popular? ▼
Effrey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Effrey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Effrey since 1968 -- 20 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Effrey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Effie, Efford, Effrem, Effren. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Effrey

Nearby Names Like Effrey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Effrey

Effie Boy
241 births
Efford Boy
25 births
Effrem Boy
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Effren Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Effrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1968–1987 (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 Effrey 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.