Efnan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ef-NAHN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
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Efnan is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “branches”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies).
What does Efnan mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Arabic afnan
“branches”
The Arabic word afnan, 'branches', appears in the Qur'an's description of the gardens of Paradise.
Is Efnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Efnan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Efnan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 733% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Efnan, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Efnan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
Names like Efnan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Rowan Fiadh Maeve Ocean Eireann Amal Ayah Dua Rehmat Raegan Eira
Names related to Efnan
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Efnan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/efnan, updated 20 October 2026.