How many Ephrems are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Ephrem are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How do you spell Ephrem?

Ephrem is the most-used spelling in US records — 13 of the 19 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Efrem.

How popular is the name Ephrem in 2025?

Ephrem ranks #6446 among US boy names in 2025, with 13 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Ephrem?

About 1 in every 131,390 US boys born in 2025 was named Ephrem — 13 in all.

Will my child share the name Ephrem with classmates?

Ephrem will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ephrem

Masculine

#6446 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare13 boys in 2025

Ephrem entered the US charts in 1961, peaked at #4065 in 1961, ranks #6446 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Ephrem?

Ephrem first appears in US birth records in 1961 — 64 years ago. The typical Ephrem is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 200 people named Ephrem are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Ephrem most popular?

Ephrem peaked in 1961, reaching #4065 nationally. Today it ranks #6446, 2,381 places below that high. See the whole 1961 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1961
Most boys named: 202117 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #4065reached in 1961
Change vs 2024: +8.3%13 in 2025, from 12

Ephrem sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2021, with 17 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Ephrems among us

200

people named Ephrem are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 131,390 born in 2025 was named Ephrem

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Ephrem

#6446
Ephrem on the 2025 chart: #909
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Ephrem went to 13 boys in 2025, but Efrem is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 19, which makes it the 909th most-given boys’ name of the year — 5,537 places above the chart.

Ephrem13
Efrem6

About 1 boy in 89,899 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 131,390 for Ephrem itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

Is it right for you

What happens to a name after it peaks

Fashion outlook

Ephrem sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

40%chance Ephrem will feel “very 2020s” by 2040

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Ephrem beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Ephrem in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Ephremthis name13#6446Rollie13#6446Billie13#6446Worth13#6446Blas13#6446

US boys given each name in 2025.

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Frequently asked

How many Ephrems are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Ephrem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Ephrem?: Ephrem is the most-used spelling in US records — 13 of the 19 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Efrem.
How popular is the name Ephrem in 2025?: Ephrem ranks #6446 among US boy names in 2025, with 13 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Ephrem?: About 1 in every 131,390 US boys born in 2025 was named Ephrem — 13 in all.
Will my child share the name Ephrem with classmates?: Ephrem will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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