Given name & surname
Efraim
“fruitful”·“one who is fertile; productive”
In German use, Efraim is a variant of Ephraim. Interpretations include “fruitful” and “one who is fertile; productive” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Efraim is a variant of Ephraim. Interpretations include “fruitful” and “one who is fertile; productive” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Efraim is a variant of Ephraim. An origin associated with Ephraim is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Efraim is a variant of Ephraim. The history of Ephraim gives this family its wider story. Ephraim appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Efraim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,851
- 1,851 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #2,579 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,579 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,668 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Efraim’s family of names
In German usage, Efraim has a related form in Ephraim. In Portuguese usage, Efraim has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ephraim. In German usage, Efraim has a related form in Ephraim.
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Around the world
Efraim has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Efraim
- Efraim ZuroffAmerican historianborn 1948
- Efraim SnehIsraeli politicianborn 1944
- Efraim HalevyIsraeli diplomatborn 1934
- Efraim KarshIsraeli-British historian (born 1953)
- Efraim GurIsraeli politicianborn 1955
- Efraim Medina Reyeswriterborn 1967
- Efraim DiveroliAmerican arms traderborn 1985
- Efraim TaburiIsraeli politician (1900–1957)
- Efraim ShalomIsraeli politician (1934–2017)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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