Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 47 births

Efrayim — boys' name

47 babies named Efrayim in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s102010s132020s14
2020s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Efrayim was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Efrayim in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Efrayim

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Efrayim between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Efrayim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Efrayim performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Efrayim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Efrayim in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Efrayim 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 47 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.

Efrayim at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

47

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Efrayim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 20232020201220102009200419991988 5

Efrayim by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
14 births that decade — 30% of Efrayim's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s102010s132020s14

Efrayim by state

Where Efrayim concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Efrayim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 10.6%
New York share of Efrayim's total US births 10.6%

5 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Efrayim?
47 babies have been named Efrayim since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Efrayim most popular?
Efrayim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Efrayim most popular?
The top states for the name Efrayim are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Efrayim been used?
Efrayim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Efrayim?
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, 1988–2023 (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.