Efren
Efren was the 2190th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 769th; the most babies were born in 2007 (201). Over the last ten years it has moved down 572 places. More babies were named Efren in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,190 boys, down 291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,198babies recorded
Efren popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,190 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,899 | 78 |
| 2010 | #1,352 | 126 |
| 2000 | #875 | 180 |
| 1990 | #769 | 174 |
| 1980 | #828 | 113 |
| 1970 | #942 | 72 |
| 1960 | #1,181 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,480 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,533 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,487 | 11 |
| 1920 | #3,586 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Efren, counting every spelling?
Efren is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efren | 65 | #2,190 | 338 |
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 Efren?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Efren (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Efren 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Efren.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Efren?
About 7,300 people born in the US named Efren are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 19 and 43. That makes Efren mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Efren by state
How common Efren was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.3×), California (2.8×), Texas (2.3×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Efren
How popular is the name Efren?
Efren was the 2190th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 769th; the most babies were born in 2007 (201). Over the last ten years it has moved down 572 places. More babies were named Efren in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Efren a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Efren in the US.
Where is Efren most popular?
In 2021–2025, Efren was most common in Arizona (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.