Boys' name · since 1881
Ephram
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 453 babies named Ephram, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
453 boys have been named Ephram since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ephram has 453 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2024.
- #8,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 453 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ephram ranks #8,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 453 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 453
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ephram's 453 recorded births place it above 81.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ephram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ephram's full recorded timeline at 2005, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ephram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Ephram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (155 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ephram's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ephram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 155 births (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.
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What to do with Ephram's data
- Ephram's decade-level peak was the 2010s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ephrams (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ephram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1881–2024 (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 Ephram 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.