Ephriam — #9872 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ephriam

The Social Security Administration has registered 966 babies named Ephriam between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ephriam currently holds the #9872 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ephriam performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ephriam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ephriam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ephriam 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 966 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.