Efrayim
Ephraim was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Efrayim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ephraim was, according to the Book of Genesis, the second son of Joseph ben Jacob and Asenath, as well as the adopted son of his biological grandfather Jacob, making him the progenitor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Efrayim
American parents first put Efrayim on the record books as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 8 Efrayims were born — ranking #8,914 that year. About 30% of every Efrayim on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Efrayim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Efrayim
Efrayim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Efrayim's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,914. Use the chart and map above to compare Efrayim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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