Boys' name · since 1915
Efren
8,198 babies named Efren in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,190 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,198
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Efren is the #2190 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 8,198 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efren has been recorded 8,198 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #2190 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,355 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,190 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,198 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efren ranks #1,355 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,190 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,198 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,355 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,190 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,198
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Efren's 8,198 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Efren compares
8,198 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Efren's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Efren | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 34 | 22,252 |
Efren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Efren splits its recorded history at 1971: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 201 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Efren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Efren by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,773 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Efren's strongest decade.
1,773 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Efren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 163
1920s
163 births
- 1930s 147
1930s
147 births
- 1940s 209
1940s
209 births
- 1950s 305
1950s
305 births
- 1960s 476
1960s
476 births
- 1970s
1970s
854 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,135 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,708 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,773 births
- 2010s
2010s
994 births
- 2020s 416
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,773 births (22% of all-time use).
How Efren 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 Efren's total volume
Efren by state
Where Efren concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,152 | 38.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,872 | 22.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 349 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 331 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 87 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 73 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 69 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 66 | 0.8% |
3,152 of 8,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Efren appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Efren's data
- Efren's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,773 total births); usage has since declined to 416 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Efrens (3,152 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Efren
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Efren
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Efren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Efren 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.