Given name & surname
Efren
“one who is tertile; productive”
Efren is a variant of Efrain. In Spanish use, Efrain carries the interpretation “one who is tertile; productive.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Efren is a variant of Efrain. In Spanish use, Efrain carries the interpretation “one who is tertile; productive.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Efren connects to the Ephraim name family through Efrain. 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 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Efren connects to the Ephraim name family through Efrain. 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
Efren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,198
- 8,198 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 201 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,190 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,190 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 201 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,639 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.
Efren’s family of names
Efren has a related form in Efrain. In Spanish usage, Efren has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ephraim. In English usage, Efren was borrowed from the Spanish form Efrén.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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