Given name
Ephratah
“one who is fruitful”
Ephratah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is fruitful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is fruitful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ephratah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ephratah’s family of names
Ephratah has a related form in Ephrata. Ephratah has a related form in Ephratea. Ephratah has a related form in Ephrath.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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