Efrata
Girl · ef-RAH-ta · Hebrew
Efrata is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “fruitful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Efrata mean?
Hebrew: from Ephrathah
“fruitful”
Ephrathah is an old biblical name for Bethlehem; the name is used especially by Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians.
- Say it
- ef-RAH-ta
Is Efrata a girl's or a boy's name?
Efrata is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Efrata in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,856among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Efrata, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Efrata in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Efrata in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
How popular is Efrata in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Efrata, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Efrata in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Efrata in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Efrata
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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