boy's name
Efrain
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 18,591
Efrain is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 118 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1993, when 405 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,096 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Efrain over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 109 |
| 1930s | 180 |
| 1940s | 331 |
| 1950s | 1,010 |
| 1960s | 1,578 |
| 1970s | 2,384 |
| 1980s | 2,799 |
| 1990s | 3,781 |
| 2000s | 3,563 |
| 2010s | 2,028 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 823 |
How popular is Efrain?
In 2025, Efrain was given to 118 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Efrain is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Efrain
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Efrain also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Efrain over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Efrain
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Efrain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Efrain
How popular is the name Efrain?
In 2025, Efrain was given to 118 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Efrain a girl's or a boy's name?
Efrain is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Efrain most popular?
Efrain peaked in 1993, when 405 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Efrain a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Efrain currently ranks #1,493 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.