Ephraim

Boy name

Ephraim has been given to 8,236 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2017 and currently ranks #988 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈifɹi.əm/

From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin.

Origin: Hebrew

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

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Total babies

8,236

Peak year

2017 (260 babies)

Rank in 2025

#988 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

Gender split

All boys

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

8,233 babies since 1971

8,231 babies since 1912

8,209 babies since 2002

8,197 babies since 1962

8,290 babies since 1969

8,293 babies since 1896

8,151 babies since 1999

8,371 babies since 1880

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