Ephraim is a distinctive choice, ranked #968 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ephraim in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#968
US Rank #979
About the Name Ephraim
Ephraim is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 262 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #942 in 2010 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ephraim is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #979, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ephraim
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Ephraim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ephraim in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ephraim is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 262 places over the last five years to #968 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ephraim is more popular in the UK (#968) than in the US (#979). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Ephraim include: Ephraim Chambers — Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and...; Ephraim Palace — The Ephraim Palace (German: Ephraim-Palais) is a Rococo-style building in Berlin, Germany, originally constructed in 1766.; Ephraim the Neomartyr — St..
Ephraim ranks #979 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
32
UK babies named Ephraim (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 262 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ephraim
Likely around 1 other Ephraim in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2021–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Chambers' Cyclopædia is known as the original source material for the French Encyclopédie that started off as a translation of Cyclopædia.
The Ephraim Palace (German: Ephraim-Palais) is a Rococo-style building in Berlin, Germany, originally constructed in 1766. Despite the destruction of the palace in 1936 by Nazi Germany, East German state sponsored reconstruction began in 1985, as many elements of the facade were restored.
St. Ephraim the Neomartyr, Ephraim the Martyr, or Ephraim of Mount Amomon (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ ο μάρτυρας / του Όρους των Αμώμων), believed to have lived from 1384 to 1426, is venerated as a martyr and miracle-working saint by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and Greek Orthodox Church.
Metropolitan Ephraim is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tripoli, al-Koura and Dependencies of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.
Ephraim Zalman Margulies (sometimes transcribed as Margolis) (Hebrew: אפרים זלמן בן מנחם מאניש מרגליות) was a Galician rabbi born in Brody, brother of Chaim Mordechai Margulies.
Saint Ephraim of Antioch (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ ο Αντιοχείας), also known as Saint Ephraim of Amida (Greek: Άγιος Εφραίμ o Ἀμίδιος, Syriac: ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܕܝܐ), was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, from 527 until his death in 545. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.