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Efrain

100% boys · 118 born in 2025

Efrain has been given to about 18,586 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 16,766
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Efrain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 405
  • Born in 2025118
  • All time18,586

How popular is Efrain?

Its best year was 1993, when 405 babies were given the name, ranking 508th. The typical living American called Efrain is about 33 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Efrain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ephraim0.72
  2. Ervin0.70
  3. Erwin0.70
  4. Adrain0.70
  5. Rain0.70
  6. Brain0.70
  7. Benjamin0.62
  8. Evan0.61

Middle names for Efrain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Efrain Paul0.77
  2. Efrain John0.77
  3. Efrain Lee0.77
  4. Efrain Dean0.76
  5. Efrain Blake0.76
  6. Efrain Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Efrain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.98
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.96
  3. Noemisister · 0.96
  4. Aronbrother · 0.95
  5. Noebrother · 0.95
  6. Marisolsister · 0.95

Where Efrain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.01%
  2. Colorado0.01%
  3. Arizona0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Efrain Anderson0.77
  2. Efrain Reyes0.72
  3. Efrain Moore0.72
  4. Efrain Lee0.72
  5. Efrain Hall0.72
  6. Efrain Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Efrain

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Efrain across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.