Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Fruitful
Fruitful; in the Old Testament, a son of Joseph
Syllables
2
Themes
- Biblical
- Exotic
- Fruit
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ephraim
Pronunciation
e-ph-raim
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #848, 260 births); most recent 2025 (rank #988, 231 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 231 |
| 2024 | 229 |
| 2023 | 223 |
| 2022 | 201 |
| 2021 | 228 |
| 2020 | 210 |
| 2019 | 221 |
| 2018 | 223 |
| 2017 | 260 |
| 2016 | 254 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #968, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1093, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #830, 50 births); most recent 2023 (rank #938, 40 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 40 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2015 | 33 |
| 2014 | 36 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #454, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #492, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #392, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence