Efrem
Efrem was the 11037th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 814th; the most babies were born in 1959 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,061 places. More babies were named Efrem in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,037 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195985 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,584babies recorded
Efrem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #9,028 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,114 | 14 |
| 1990 | #2,890 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,997 | 15 |
| 1970 | #1,066 | 59 |
| 1960 | #1,023 | 56 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Efrem, counting every spelling?
Efrem is a spelling of Ephrem, a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrem | 13 | #6,568 | 72 |
| Efrem | 6 | #11,037 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Efrem?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Efrem (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Efrem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Efrem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Efrem?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Efrem are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 36 and 60. That makes Efrem mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Efrem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Efrem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Efrem
How popular is the name Efrem?
Efrem was the 11037th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 814th; the most babies were born in 1959 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,061 places. More babies were named Efrem in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Efrem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Efrem in the US.