How Many People Are Named Efraim?
An estimated 1,712 people in the United States have the first name Efraim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Efraim peaked in popularity in 2023 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Efraim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Efraim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,712
About 1 in 200,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2023
65 births
Total Registered
1,800
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Efraim
Efraim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,800 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Efraim as a male name
Ranked #2,236 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (65 births)
Efraim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Efraim span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 465 babies were registered. While Efraim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Efraim by Decade
How has Efraim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Efraim by State
Birth registrations for Efraim span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 401 Efraims were registered per state.
Efraim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Efraim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Efraim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Efraim?
We estimate approximately 1,712 people named Efraim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 200,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Efraim a common name?
Efraim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,800 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Efraim most popular?
Efraim reached peak popularity in 2023, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Efraim is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Efraim a male name?
Efraim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Efraim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Efraim Smith, Efraim Johnson, Efraim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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