Given name
Ephrata
“one who is fruitful”
Ephrata is a variant of Ephratah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is fruitful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ephrata is a variant of Ephratah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is fruitful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ephrata is a variant of Ephratah. An origin associated with Ephratah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ephrata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 107
- 0 boys · 107 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,622 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,622 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ephrata’s family of names
Ephrata has a related form in Ephratah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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