How Many People Are Named Ephraim?
people named Ephraim are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 49,975 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,236 babies named Ephraim in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
260 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ืึถืคึฐืจึธืึดื ('Efrayim) which meant "fruitful". In the Old Testament Ephraim is a son of Joseph and Asenath and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ephraim in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Ephraim alive today is about 21 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 31 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Ephraim first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 260 babies. In 2025, 231 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Ephraim has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #407, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #988.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #988 |
| Best rank | #407 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #962 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Ephraim alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ephraim were born in New York than in any other state: about 942 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ephraim was given 4.5 times as often in Utah, 3.8 times in New York and 2.9 times in Idaho.
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