Boys' name · since 1988
Efrayim
57 babies named Efrayim in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
57 babies have been named Efrayim since 1988, making it today's #7902 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Efrayim recorded 57 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #7902 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #21,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efrayim ranks #21,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Efrayim's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Efrayim compares
57 18th percentile among 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
Efrayim's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Efrayim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Efrayim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Efrayim's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Efrayim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Efrayim by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Efrayim's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Efrayim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (42% of all-time use).
Efrayim by state
Where Efrayim concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 8.8% |
5 of 57 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Efrayims (5 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Efrayim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
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, 1988–2025 (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 Efrayim 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.