boy's name
Efrem
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,680
Efrem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1959, when 85 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1926.
Efrem 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 | 5 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 98 |
| 1960s | 612 |
| 1970s | 312 |
| 1980s | 181 |
| 1990s | 138 |
| 2000s | 125 |
| 2010s | 73 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 29 |
How popular is Efrem?
In 2025, Efrem was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Efrem 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 Efrem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Efrem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Efrem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Efrem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Efrem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Efrem
How popular is the name Efrem?
In 2025, Efrem was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Efrem a girl's or a boy's name?
Efrem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Efrem most popular?
Efrem peaked in 1959, when 85 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Efrem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Efrem currently ranks #2,789 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.