Ephraim Boy
How popular is Ephraim?
#988 boy name in 2025
231 baby boys were named Ephraim in the US in 2025, making it the 988th most popular boy name.
Ephraim popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #988 for boys (▼ 12 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 231 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (0% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #925 in 2015, #1,005 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (260 boys) |
| Highest rank | #403 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ephraim counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ephraim family of names ranked #807 for boys in 2025 (#776 the year before), with 282 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | 231 | 82% |
| Efraim | 51 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ephraim is most popular
Babies named Ephraim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 0.7 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Utah: 0.6 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (68 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.3 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (97 boys)
Ephraim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 127 | #403 |
| 1890s | 76 | #603 |
| 1900s | 53 | #743 |
| 1910s | 275 | #907 |
| 1920s | 348 | #1,057 |
| 1930s | 186 | #1,281 |
| 1940s | 177 | #1,496 |
| 1950s | 228 | #1,334 |
| 1960s | 258 | #1,358 |
| 1970s | 439 | #1,115 |
| 1980s | 600 | #1,133 |
| 1990s | 634 | #1,379 |
| 2000s | 1,325 | #1,039 |
| 2010s | 2,182 | #848 |
| 2020s | 1,328 | #973 |
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Questions
- Is Ephraim a boy or girl name?
- Ephraim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ephraim were boys.
- How popular is the name Ephraim?
- 231 baby boys were named Ephraim in the US in 2025, making it the 988th most popular boy name.
- When was Ephraim most popular?
- Ephraim peaked in 2017, when 260 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #403 in 1880.
- How many people are named Ephraim?
- 8,236 babies have been named Ephraim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,871 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Ephraim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ephraim was most common in Idaho, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.