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.

Ephriam

#4,914 most common boys' name of all time · #12,133 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among boys
#4,914
Rank overall
#12,133 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
114 of 146
All-time
966
Since 2016
43
Peak year
1917 #1,533
Best rank
#448 1884
Girls Boys peak 22/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ephriam 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
2024 — 7 7 #9,909
2023 — 6 6 #10,838
2022 — 6 6 #10,883
2021 — 7 7 #9,730
2020 — 6 6 #10,629
2018 — 11 11 #7,149
2015 — 9 9 #8,056
2014 — 5 5 #12,139
2013 — 6 6 #10,742
2011 — 10 10 #7,515
2009 — 6 6 #11,015
2006 — 11 11 #6,917
2005 — 9 9 #7,663
2004 — 10 10 #6,991
2003 — 9 9 #7,264
2002 — 7 7 #8,477
2001 — 7 7 #8,358
2000 — 8 8 #7,434
1999 — 11 11 #5,668
1998 — 6 6 #8,498
1997 — 7 7 #7,296
1995 — 8 8 #6,420
1993 — 6 6 #7,662
1992 — 5 5 #8,460
1991 — 8 8 #5,958
1990 — 6 6 #7,205
1989 — 5 5 #7,934
1988 — 5 5 #7,299
1987 — 6 6 #6,118
1985 — 11 11 #3,821
1983 — 6 6 #5,520
1982 — 7 7 #5,028
1981 — 6 6 #5,500
1980 — 5 5 #6,282
1979 — 6 6 #5,377
1978 — 11 11 #3,414
1977 — 7 7 #4,602
1975 — 10 10 #3,441
1974 — 13 13 #2,807
1973 — 6 6 #4,531
1972 — 8 8 #3,642
1971 — 6 6 #4,397
1970 — 6 6 #4,249
1969 — 10 10 #2,881
1968 — 6 6 #3,699
1967 — 8 8 #3,007
1965 — 8 8 #3,005
1963 — 11 11 #2,554
1962 — 9 9 #2,864
1961 — 5 5 #4,096
1960 — 9 9 #2,891
1959 — 5 5 #4,021
1958 — 8 8 #3,047
1955 — 7 7 #3,213
1953 — 12 12 #2,296
1951 — 9 9 #2,680
1950 — 5 5 #3,710
1949 — 5 5 #3,719
1947 — 8 8 #2,883
1946 — 5 5 #3,560
1945 — 8 8 #2,594
1943 — 6 6 #3,250
1942 — 6 6 #3,235
1941 — 11 11 #2,224
1940 — 9 9 #2,500
1939 — 11 11 #2,172
1938 — 7 7 #2,893
1937 — 10 10 #2,350
1936 — 7 7 #2,878
1935 — 5 5 #3,674
1934 — 13 13 #2,028
1933 — 11 11 #2,228
1932 — 5 5 #3,807
1931 — 7 7 #3,111
1930 — 9 9 #2,808
1929 — 15 15 #2,021
1928 — 5 5 #4,175
1927 — 14 14 #2,204
1926 — 16 16 #1,991
1925 — 13 13 #2,328
1924 — 13 13 #2,357
1923 — 11 11 #2,637
1922 — 21 21 #1,706
1921 — 13 13 #2,380
1920 — 9 9 #2,986
1919 — 16 16 #1,985
1918 — 15 15 #2,081
1917 — 22 22 #1,533
1916 — 14 14 #2,054
1915 — 9 9 #2,635
1914 — 10 10 #2,123
1913 — 6 6 #2,519
1912 — 11 11 #1,541
1911 — 5 5 #1,767
1908 — 5 5 #1,409
1907 — 9 9 #950
1903 — 6 6 #1,043
1902 — 7 7 #957
1901 — 5 5 #1,096
1898 — 7 7 #911
1897 — 5 5 #1,100
1896 — 9 9 #795
1895 — 8 8 #816
1894 — 11 11 #649
1891 — 5 5 #1,004
1890 — 5 5 #1,029
1888 — 6 6 #942
1887 — 6 6 #846
1886 — 6 6 #883
1885 — 7 7 #793
1884 — 18 18 #448
1883 — 9 9 #665
1882 — 10 10 #637
1880 — 8 8 #702