boy's name
Efren
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,216
Efren is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 201 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Efren over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 163 |
| 1930s | 147 |
| 1940s | 209 |
| 1950s | 305 |
| 1960s | 476 |
| 1970s | 854 |
| 1980s | 1,135 |
| 1990s | 1,708 |
| 2000s | 1,773 |
| 2010s | 994 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 416 |
How popular is Efren?
In 2025, Efren was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Efren 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 Efren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Efren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Efren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Efren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Efren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Efren
How popular is the name Efren?
In 2025, Efren was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Efren a girl's or a boy's name?
Efren is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Efren most popular?
Efren peaked in 2007, when 201 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Efren a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Efren currently ranks #2,196 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.