Efraim

“Variant of Ephraim — Fruitful, productive” — Hebrew, via Portuguese/Scandinavian spelling Efraim origin

Boy's name · #2572 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Efraim has appeared in US records since 1920 — best rank #1871 (1972) · 1,851 babies named Efraim all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

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.

Famous Efraims

Efraim Zuroff — American historian
Efraim Sevela — Russian writer (1928–2010)
Efraim Karsh — Israeli-British historian (born 1953)
Efraim Medina Reyes — writer
Efraim Gur — Israeli politician

In stories & tradition

Efraim Longstocking — Pippi Goes on Board · Pippi Longstocking
Efraim von Trippelhatt — Selmas saga

What Efraims become

Among 96 notable people named Efraim:

Business leaders appear 3.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Efraim Ilin, Israeli tycoon and security expert.

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