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Efren

100% boys · 65 born in 2025

Efren has been given to about 8,198 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,305
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Efren per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 201
  • Born in 202565
  • All time8,198

How popular is Efren?

Its best year was 2007, when 201 babies were given the name, ranking 977th. The typical living American called Efren is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Efren

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eden0.70
  2. Elden0.70
  3. Deven0.66
  4. Keven0.66
  5. Seven0.66
  6. Stephen0.61
  7. Loren0.62
  8. Jensen0.62

Middle names for Efren

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

Sibling names for Efren

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.94
  2. Aracelisister · 0.94
  3. Daliasister · 0.93
  4. Noebrother · 0.92
  5. Vicentebrother · 0.92
  6. Noemisister · 0.92

Where Efren is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Efren Anderson0.77
  2. Efren White0.72
  3. Efren Moore0.72
  4. Efren Hill0.72
  5. Efren Hall0.72
  6. Efren 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 Efren

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

Efren 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, 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.