Efe
Boy · EH-feh · Turkish
Efe is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “elder brother; brave man”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Efe mean?
Turkish: Turkish word for elder brother or a brave man; also a Nigerian name
“elder brother; brave man”
In western Turkey an efe was the leader of a band of zeybeks, folk heroes famed for their bravery.
- Say it
- EH-feh
Is Efe a girl's or a boy's name?
Efe is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Efe in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Efe, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Efe in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Efe in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Efe in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Efe, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Efe in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Efe in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
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