Given name & surname
Gefen
“of the vine”
Gefen is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the vine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “of the vine.”
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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gefen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 5 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,781 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,781 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gefen’s family of names
Gefen has a related form in Gafna. Gefen has a related form in Gafni. Gefen has a related form in Gefania.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gefen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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