Boys' name · since 1913
Efton
74 babies named Efton in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Efton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1913.
Efton has 74 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1937.
- #19,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Efton ranks #19,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,432 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Efton's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Efton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Efton's full recorded timeline at 1922, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Efton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1937
- Peak year (1919)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Efton by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Efton's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Efton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).
Efton by state
Where Efton concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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What to do with Efton's data
- Efton's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1930s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Eftons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Efton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1913–1937 (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 Efton 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.