Given name
Ephrim
“fruitful”·“one who is fertile; productive”
Ephrim 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
Ephrim 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
Ephrim 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 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ephrim 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
Ephrim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1976. 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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