Boys' name · since 1961
Ephrem
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 250 babies named Ephrem, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
250 babies have been named Ephrem since 1961, making it today's #6520 boys' name.
Ephrem has 250 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6520 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, 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 1961 to 2025.
- #11,660 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,520 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ephrem ranks #11,660 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,520 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 250 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,660 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ephrem's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ephrem compares
250 42nd percentile among 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
Ephrem's all-time total is 32% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ephrem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ephrem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ephrem's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ephrem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Ephrem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Ephrem's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ephrem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Ephrem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ephrem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Ephrem 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.