Is Ephraim a boy or girl name?
Ephraim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 229 boys were named Ephraim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 7,997 US babies named Ephraim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #979
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ephraim since 1880
- 7,997
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 260 babies
Boys and girls named Ephraim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 275 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 348 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 186 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 600 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,323 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,182 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,091 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 229 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 223 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 201 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 228 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 210 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 221 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 223 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 260 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 254 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 231 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 229 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 210 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 199 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 174 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 184 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 179 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 152 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 150 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 144 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 94 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 58 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 70 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 59 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 37 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,781 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,368 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,471 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 26 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 38 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 36 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 36 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 39 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 36 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 26 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,108 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 16 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 11 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 14 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 15 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 18 | #407 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ephraim reached #407 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.