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Ephraim

Boy's name · #988 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ephraim reached its best rank, #407, in 1880 and ranked #988 in 2025. About 8,200 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

In recent years, Ephraim ran about 4× its national rate in Utah and Idaho.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Ephraim ranks in other countries and regions.

#532 in Ireland (2025) · #1,099 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,311 in France (2025) · #1,428 in Austria (2025) · #922 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ephraims

• Ephraim Kishon — Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director (1924–2005)
• Ephraim Katzir — Israeli politician (1916–2009)
• Ephraim Chambers — English writer and encyclopaedist
• Ephraïm Inoni — Prime Minister of Cameroon
• Ephraim Moses Lilien — Polish illustration artist and painter (1874–1925)

In stories & tradition

• Ephraim — Book of Genesis (Bible)
• Ephraim Lapham — Johnny Tremain (film)
• Ephraim Cabot — Desire Under the Elms (book)

What Ephraims become

Among 312 notable people named Ephraim:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ephraim Akpata, Nigerian lawyer (1927–2000).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Efraim (#2579), Ephraim would rank around #858 with about 280 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Ephraim and Efraim.

Similar names: Efraim · Nate · Simeon · Chaim · Henri · Avraham

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