Ephraim
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Ephraim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “fruitful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 988th for boys in the US (231 babies).
What does Ephraim mean?
Hebrew
“fruitful”
In Genesis, Ephraim is a son of Joseph and the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel.
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Is Ephraim a girl's or a boy's name?
Ephraim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the UK and 231 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ephraim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,162among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Ephraim, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 32 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ephraim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Ephraim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,022 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,214 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,034 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Ephraim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #988among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 231about 1 in 7,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 231 boys in the US were named Ephraim, making it the 988th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,005th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 260 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ephraim in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ephraim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 231 | #988 |
| 2024 | 232 | #976 |
| 2023 | 224 | #977 |
| 2022 | 202 | #1,078 |
| 2021 | 229 | #973 |
| 2020 | 210 | #1,005 |
| 2019 | 221 | #968 |
| 2018 | 223 | #938 |
| 2017 | 260 | #848 |
| 2016 | 254 | #871 |
| 2015 | 231 | #925 |
| 2014 | 229 | #929 |
| 2013 | 210 | #948 |
| 2012 | 199 | #1,001 |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,073 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,059 |
| 2009 | 184 | #1,039 |
| 2008 | 179 | #1,058 |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,162 |
| 2006 | 151 | #1,132 |
| 2005 | 147 | #1,115 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,100 |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,252 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,444 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,625 |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,350 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,543 |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,516 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,598 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,379 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,572 |
| 1992 | 58 | #1,520 |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,446 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,481 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,263 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,315 |
| 1987 | 70 | #1,139 |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,254 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,213 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,239 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,291 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,158 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,361 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,115 |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,376 |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,327 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,352 |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,336 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,387 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,484 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,551 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,358 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,864 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,765 |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,456 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,334 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,761 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,581 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,543 |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,757 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,641 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,682 |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,576 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,496 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,333 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,802 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,359 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,837 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,281 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,777 |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,643 |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,330 |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,443 |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,323 |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,468 |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,161 |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,184 |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,246 |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,057 |
| 1922 | 36 | #1,196 |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,086 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,208 |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,385 |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,112 |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,062 |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,206 |
| 1915 | 40 | #996 |
| 1914 | 36 | #907 |
| 1913 | 26 | #969 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,023 |
| 1911 | 13 | #924 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,420 |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,112 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #874 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 8 | #803 |
| 1897 | 9 | #725 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #685 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 6 | #840 |
| 1890 | 11 | #603 |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 16 | #484 |
| 1887 | 10 | #583 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 11 | #577 |
| 1884 | 12 | #547 |
| 1883 | 14 | #479 |
| 1882 | 10 | #611 |
| 1881 | 15 | #442 |
| 1880 | 18 | #403 |
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