Efren

Boy name

Efren has been given to 8,198 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 2007.

Meaning & origin /ˈɛfɹɛn/

Anglicized spelling of Spanish Efrén.

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,198

Peak year

2007 (201 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -34%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Efren.

8,164 babies since 1914

8,290 babies since 1969

8,291 babies since 1917

8,293 babies since 1896

8,305 babies since 1919

8,001 babies since 1908

8,424 babies since 1976

7,968 babies since 1994

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