Ephram — #12323 US boys' name
453 babies named Ephram in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Ephram was born in this single decade.
28 babies were named Ephram in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ephram
The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Ephram between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ephram currently holds the #12323 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 28 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ephram performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ephram shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ephram in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ephram 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 453 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.
Ephram at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Ephram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #12323 among boys.
453 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 28 births in a single year.
Ephram by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 155 births that decade — 34% of Ephram's all-time total
Ephram decade highlights
- Peak decade 155 births
- Runner-up 150 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Ephram's strongest decade
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Ephram by state
Where Ephram concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 2.9% |
13 of 453 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1881–2024 (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.