How Many People Are Named Efrem?
An estimated 1,425 people in the United States have the first name Efrem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Efrem peaked in popularity in 1959 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Efrem 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 Efrem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,425
About 1 in 240,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1959
85 births
Total Registered
1,578
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Efrem
Efrem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,578 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Efrem as a male name
Ranked #7,354 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (85 births)
Efrem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Efrem span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 612 babies were registered. Efrem has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Efrem by Decade
How has Efrem 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.
Efrem by State
Birth registrations for Efrem span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia. On average, about 34 Efrems were registered per state.
Efrem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Efrem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Efrem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Efrem?
We estimate approximately 1,425 people named Efrem 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 240,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Efrem a common name?
Efrem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,578 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Efrem most popular?
Efrem reached peak popularity in 1959, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Efrem is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Efrem a male name?
Efrem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Efrem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Efrem Smith, Efrem Johnson, Efrem 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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