Efrem — #7285 US boys' name
1,578 babies named Efrem in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 49% of names given to boys today.
39% of everyone ever named Efrem was born in this single decade.
85 babies were named Efrem in 1959 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Efrem
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,578 babies named Efrem between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Efrem currently holds the #7285 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 85 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Efrem performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 612 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Efrem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Efrem in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Efrem 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 1,578 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.
Efrem at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Efrem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926
- Peak year (1959)
- 85
- Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
Currently ranks #7285 among boys.
1,578 total births across 99 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1959 with 85 births in a single year.
Efrem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 612 births that decade — 39% of Efrem's all-time total
Efrem decade highlights
- Peak decade 612 births
- Runner-up 312 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Efrem's strongest decade
612 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Efrem by state
Where Efrem concentrates geographically — total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 96 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 79 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 68 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 31 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 23 | 1.5% |
96 of 1,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.1% of nationwide
- New York 5.0% of nationwide
- Texas 4.3% of nationwide
- Florida 2.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Efrem appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1926–2024 (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.