Male name
Ephraim
548 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024.
Origin
From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin.From Wiktionary, entry “Ephraim”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 32 births. 548 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2006. It is still given: 118 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2017: 260 births. 8,236 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 1,118 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 810 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 39 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
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