Boys' name · since 1920

Efraim

Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 1,851 babies named Efraim, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,468 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,576 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,851
born since 1920
2010s
peak decade

Efraim currently ranks #2576 among boys' names in America, with 1,851 babies recorded since 1920.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efraim has been recorded 1,851 times among boys since 1920, currently ranked #2576 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.

  • #3,468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,576 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,851 born since 1920
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efraim ranks #3,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,576 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,851 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,468 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,576 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,851
born since 1920
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%81.5%
Efraim vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Efraim's 1,851 recorded births place it above 92.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Efraim compares

1,851 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Efraim's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Efraim Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,851 369 358,536
Peak-year births 65 34 22,252

Efraim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Efraim splits its recorded history at 1985: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Efraim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
65
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
020406080 192019561967197819892000201120222025 51

Efraim by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (465 births, 25% of the file).

2010s was Efraim's strongest decade.

465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Efraim births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 465 births (25% of all-time use).

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

How Efraim compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Efraim's total volume

Efraim vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -56, 8.5%-54, 5.1%-30, 7.9%-115, 2.2%-113, 5%-101, 3.7%-17, 14.2%-35, 8.2%-49, 5.8%-111, 5.6%-89, 2.5%-47, 6.5%-116, 2.4%-51, 5.2%-33, 6.1%Efraim-106, 3.5%Efraim
Efraim vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Efraim by state

Where Efraim concentrates geographically, total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Efraim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
992 53.6%
#2 New Jersey
248 13.4%
#3 California
5 0.3%
New York share of Efraim's total US births 53.6%
Even split

992 of 1,851 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Efraim? ▼
1,851 babies have been named Efraim since 1920. All-time, it sits at #3,468 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,576 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 65 births.
Where does Efraim sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efraim ranks #3,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,576 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Efraim most popular? ▼
Efraim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 465 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Efraim most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Efraim are New York (992 births), New Jersey (248 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Efraim been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Efraim since 1920 -- 106 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Efraim? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Efrain, Efren, Efrem, Efrayim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Efraim's data

  • Efraim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (465 total births) through the 2020s (342) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Efraims (992 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 Efraim

Nearby Names Like Efraim

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

Efrain Boy
#1493 18,557 births
Efren Boy
#2190 8,198 births
Efrem Boy
#10832 1,584 births
Efrayim Boy
#7902 57 births
Efram Boy
41 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Efraim: 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, 1920–2025 (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 Efraim 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.