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“Variant of Ephraim — Fruitful, productive” — Hebrew, via Portuguese/Scandinavian spelling Efraim origin
Boy's name · #2579 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Efraim reached its best rank, #1885, in 1972 and ranked #2579 in 2025. About 1,900 boys have carried it since 1920. In New Jersey and New York it runs 8–10× its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Ephraim (#988), Efraim would rank around #858 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Ephraim and Efraim.
Around the world: about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 boys in Sweden (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 103 notable people named Efraim:
Business leaders appear 3.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Efraim Ilin, Israeli tycoon and security expert.
Similar names: Ephraim · Johannes · Fitzgerald · Everhett · Caine · Klaus
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