Ephram
Of Hebrew origin, meaning "to be fruitful" or "doubly fruitful".
Name Census estimates that about 370 living Americans carry the first name Ephram. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ephram today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ephram births was 2006 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ephram. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ephram with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
370
~ 1 in 926,363 Americans
Peak year
2006
28 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,819
Tracked since 1881
Census
Ephram in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 433 people with the first name Ephram, which placed it at #22,843 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,843
National first-name rank
People counted
433
433 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ephram
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ephram is White at 62.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.6%) and Hispanic (11.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ephram described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ephram at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.6% · 271
- Black or African American16.6% · 72
- Hispanic or Latino11.1% · 48
- Two or more races6.2% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Popularity
Ephram: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ephram from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 155 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ephram remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ephram by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ephram during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ephrams live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ephram
The name Ephram has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, dating back to biblical times. It is derived from the Hebrew word "אפרים" (Ephrayim), which means "doubly fruitful" or "productive." This name is mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible as one of the sons of Joseph and Asenath.
In the Book of Genesis, Ephraim and his brother Manasseh were blessed by their grandfather Jacob, who gave them a special blessing and adopted them as his own sons. This biblical account is considered one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ephraim.
Throughout history, the name Ephraim has been used in various forms, such as Ephram, Efrem, and Efraim. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Ephraim the Syrian (306-373 AD), a renowned Christian theologian and hymnographer from Mesopotamia.
Another notable figure was Ephraim Syrus (c. 1550-1647), a Prussian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of astronomy and is known for his work on comets.
In the 17th century, Ephraim Chambers (c. 1680-1740) was an English writer and encyclopedist who published the influential Cyclopaedia, one of the first comprehensive encyclopedias in the English language.
Moving to the 19th century, Ephraim Douglass Adams (1865-1951) was an American educator and author who served as the president of several universities, including Cornell University and the University of Arizona.
More recently, Ephraim Kishon (1924-2005) was an Israeli writer, satirist, and filmmaker who gained international recognition for his work, including the satirical film "Sallah Shabbati."
While the name Ephram has biblical roots and has been used throughout history by notable individuals, it is important to note that its popularity and usage may have varied across different regions and time periods.
People
Ephram + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ephram as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ephram: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ephram?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 370 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ephram going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 926,363 US residents.
Is Ephram a common name?
We classify Ephram as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 453 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ephram most popular?
The single biggest year for Ephram was 2006, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ephram is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ephram in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 433 people with the name Ephram, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,843 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ephram in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ephram?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ephram appears almost entirely male. Of the 435 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ephram?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ephram is White at 62.6%. The next largest groups are Black (16.6%) and Hispanic (11.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ephram most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ephram in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.6% (271 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ephram in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ephram a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ephram in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ephram still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ephram in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ephram can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Ephram?
See how many people have the name Ephram on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.