Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ephraim

#1,312 most common boys' name of all time · #3,143 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,312
Rank overall
#3,143 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
8,236
Since 2016
2,286
Peak year
2017 #848
Best rank
#407 1880
Girls Boys peak 260/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ephraim is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 231 231 #988
2024 232 232 #976
2023 224 224 #977
2022 202 202 #1,079
2021 229 229 #973
2020 210 210 #1,005
2019 221 221 #968
2018 223 223 #938
2017 260 260 #848
2016 254 254 #871
2015 231 231 #925
2014 229 229 #929
2013 210 210 #949
2012 199 199 #1,002
2011 174 174 #1,074
2010 181 181 #1,061
2009 184 184 #1,039
2008 179 179 #1,058
2007 152 152 #1,165
2006 151 151 #1,132
2005 147 147 #1,117
2004 143 143 #1,101
2003 115 115 #1,254
2002 88 88 #1,448
2001 72 72 #1,630
2000 94 94 #1,353
1999 67 67 #1,605
1998 69 69 #1,548
1997 68 68 #1,520
1996 68 68 #1,481
1995 57 57 #1,603
1994 71 71 #1,383
1993 57 57 #1,579
1992 58 58 #1,528
1991 61 61 #1,454
1990 58 58 #1,488
1989 73 73 #1,269
1988 61 61 #1,319
1987 70 70 #1,140
1986 59 59 #1,257
1985 61 61 #1,215
1984 55 55 #1,241
1983 55 55 #1,240
1982 65 65 #1,133
1981 49 49 #1,335
1980 52 52 #1,293
1979 47 47 #1,354
1978 33 33 #1,654
1977 57 57 #1,161
1976 52 52 #1,190
1975 41 41 #1,361
1974 54 54 #1,115
1973 37 37 #1,378
1972 40 40 #1,328
1971 39 39 #1,354
1970 39 39 #1,339
1969 21 21 #1,812
1968 30 30 #1,431
1967 30 30 #1,389
1966 16 16 #1,969
1965 27 27 #1,487
1964 20 20 #1,800
1963 28 28 #1,487
1962 25 25 #1,592
1961 27 27 #1,554
1960 34 34 #1,360
1959 19 19 #1,869
1958 20 20 #1,776
1957 29 29 #1,457
1956 33 33 #1,337
1955 24 24 #1,575
1954 19 19 #1,764
1953 14 14 #2,101
1952 23 23 #1,584
1951 29 29 #1,375
1950 18 18 #1,753
1949 23 23 #1,545
1948 18 18 #1,765
1947 18 18 #1,791
1946 19 19 #1,647
1945 15 15 #1,781
1944 17 17 #1,689
1943 20 20 #1,583
1942 22 22 #1,501
1941 10 10 #2,349
1940 15 15 #1,808
1939 24 24 #1,364
1938 8 8 #2,658
1937 10 10 #2,345
1936 15 15 #1,806
1935 15 15 #1,847
1934 22 22 #1,468
1933 27 27 #1,285
1932 17 17 #1,785
1931 19 19 #1,648
1930 29 29 #1,333
1929 25 25 #1,447
1928 30 30 #1,327
1927 26 26 #1,475
1926 38 38 #1,161
1925 36 36 #1,186
1924 34 34 #1,246
1923 45 45 #1,059
1922 36 36 #1,198
1921 42 42 #1,089
1920 36 36 #1,208
1919 27 27 #1,390
1918 38 38 #1,112
1917 39 39 #1,064
1916 30 30 #1,213
1915 40 40 #999
1914 36 36 #909
1913 26 26 #974
1912 20 20 #1,031
1911 13 13 #936
1910 6 6 #1,441
1909 8 8 #1,097
1908 7 7 #1,134
1907 7 7 #1,107
1906 5 5 #1,275
1904 8 8 #886
1902 10 10 #755
1900 8 8 #983
1899 6 6 #954
1898 8 8 #823
1897 9 9 #738
1895 10 10 #690
1894 9 9 #738
1893 9 9 #716
1892 8 8 #800
1891 6 6 #859
1890 11 11 #608
1889 7 7 #809
1888 16 16 #487
1887 10 10 #593
1886 14 14 #496
1885 11 11 #584
1884 12 12 #550
1883 14 14 #489
1882 10 10 #615
1881 15 15 #446
1880 18 18 #407