Efraim is a distinctive choice, ranked #1226 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Efraim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1226
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About the Name Efraim
Efraim is steadily gaining in popularity, up 40 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1268 in 2022, and it currently sits at #1595. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2007.
Efraim is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Efraim in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Efraim
Efraim Bödő — Efraim Zoltán Bödő is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga I club FK Csíkszereda.
Efraim Filho — Efraim de Araújo Morais Filho is a Brazilian politician serving as a member of the Senate since 2023.
Efraim Karsh — Efraim Karsh is an Israeli and British historian who is the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Efraim
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Efraim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Efraim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Efraim is at its highest recorded position — #1,226 in 2025, with 23 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,635.
Efraim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Efraim include: Efraim Bödő, Efraim Filho and Efraim Karsh. Short summaries for each appear below.
Efraim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Efraims in the wild.
23
UK babies named Efraim (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 409 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Efraim
Almost certainly the only Efraim in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Efraim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Efraim Karsh is an Israeli and British historian who is the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London.