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Efrem

100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Efrem has been given to about 1,584 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 1,394
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Efrem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 85
  • Born in 20256
  • All time1,584
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Efrem?

Its best year was 1959, when 85 babies were given the name, ranking 825th. The typical living American called Efrem is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Efrem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Efren0.75
  2. Kareem0.63
  3. Everett0.55
  4. Ever0.56
  5. Harlem0.55
  6. Ephraim0.54
  7. Eldred0.53
  8. Akeem0.50

Middle names for Efrem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Efrem Paul0.77
  2. Efrem John0.77
  3. Efrem Blake0.76
  4. Efrem Wade0.76
  5. Efrem Ross0.76
  6. Efrem Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Efrem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.72
  2. Angiesister · 0.72
  3. Troybrother · 0.71
  4. Larasister · 0.70
  5. Georginasister · 0.70
  6. Wadebrother · 0.69

Where Efrem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Efrem Anderson0.77
    2. Efrem White0.72
    3. Efrem Nguyen0.72
    4. Efrem Hill0.72
    5. Efrem Hall0.72
    6. Efrem Brown0.72

    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 Efrem

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

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