Recorded 1968–1987 Boys' name Peak 1981 57 births

Effrey — boys' name

57 babies named Effrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s81980s38
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Effrey was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Effrey in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Effrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Effrey between 1968 and 1987, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Effrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Effrey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Effrey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Effrey 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 57 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.

Effrey at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

57

Since 1968

20 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1968

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1987

Effrey popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 198719851984198319811980197019691968 5

Effrey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 67% of Effrey's all-time total
1960s111970s81980s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Effrey?
57 babies have been named Effrey since 1968. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
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?
Effrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 20 years of data through 1987.
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.

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, 1968–1987 (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.