NameTides

Ephraim

Ephraim was the #988 boys' name in the US in 2025 (231 babies), and #1,093 in England & Wales and #1,015 in Canada.

Ephraim as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ephraim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Ephraim as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#988 (231)#1,093 (27)—#509 (6)#1,015 (25)
2024#976 (232)#968 (32)—#472 (7)#871 (29)
2023#977 (224)#1,071 (27)—#660 (4)#1,421 (14)
2022#1,078 (202)#1,469 (17)——#989 (23)
2021#973 (229)#1,595 (15)—#631 (4)#997 (23)
2020#1,005 (210)#1,230 (21)#392 (3)—#925 (25)
2019#968 (221)#1,439 (17)—#564 (5)#973 (23)
2018#938 (223)#1,533 (16)——#1,219 (16)
2017#848 (260)#1,247 (21)——#937 (24)
2016#871 (254)#1,363 (19)——#1,283 (15)
2015#925 (231)#1,236 (21)——#923 (24)
2014#929 (229)#1,370 (18)——#1,311 (14)
2013#948 (210)#1,294 (19)——#1,210 (16)
2012#1,001 (199)#947 (31)——#1,466 (12)
2011#1,073 (174)#1,209 (21)——#1,268 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #403.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ephraim is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,400 to 1 in 8,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ephraim by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: #332IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #829MINew York: #583NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #621INOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: #577PANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: #378UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #698OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,056FL
Ephraim (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Ephraim (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EphraimCanadaBoys#1,01525
EphraimEngland & WalesBoys#1,09327
EphraimIrelandBoys#5096
EphraimNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EphraimUSBoys#988231