Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Ephraim

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ephraim
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

260

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

11.9%

2024

229

All-time

7,997

Ephraim has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 260 boys were named Ephraim.

In 2024, only 229 boys were given the name.

Down 11.9% from its peak.

All told, about 7,997 Americans have been named Ephraim and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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