How Many People Are Named Ephraim?
An estimated 6,696 people in the United States have the first name Ephraim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Ephraim peaked in popularity in 2017 with 260 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ephraim 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 Ephraim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,696
About 1 in 51,188 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2017
260 births
Total Registered
7,997
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ephraim
Ephraim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,997 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ephraim as a male name
Ranked #979 in 2024
229 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (260 births)
Ephraim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ephraim span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,182 babies were registered. While Ephraim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ephraim by Decade
How has Ephraim 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.
Ephraim by State
Birth registrations for Ephraim span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Louisiana. On average, about 139 Ephraims were registered per state.
Ephraim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ephraim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ephraim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ephraim?
We estimate approximately 6,696 people named Ephraim 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 51,188 Americans share this first name.
Is Ephraim a common name?
Ephraim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,997 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ephraim most popular?
Ephraim reached peak popularity in 2017, when 260 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ephraim is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ephraim a male name?
Ephraim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ephraim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ephraim Smith, Ephraim Johnson, Ephraim 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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