Ephrem
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim. It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
Meaning & Origin of Ephrem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim. It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim.
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The Story of Ephrem
Ephrem first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 17 Ephrems were born — ranking #5,335 that year. As of 2026, Ephrem ranks #5,883 for baby boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 266 Ephrems have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ephrem
Ephrem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 266 births in the dataset. Ephrem's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #4,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Ephrem'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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