Recorded 1973–2018 Boys' name Peak 1973 39 births

Efran — boys' name

39 babies named Efran in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s161990s52010s6
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Efran was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Efran in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Efran

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Efran between 1973 and 2018, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Efran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Efran performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Efran shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Efran 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 39 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.

Efran at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

39

Since 1973

46 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1973

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2018

Efran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1973

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.5 2018199619861983198219781973 6

Efran by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 41% of Efran's all-time total
1970s121980s161990s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Efran?
39 babies have been named Efran since 1973. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Efran most popular?
Efran was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Efran been used?
Efran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 46 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Efran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Efrain, Efren, Efraim, Efrem, and 4 more. 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, 1973–2018 (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.