Ephraim is a distinctive choice, ranked #1093 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ephraim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1093
US Rank #988
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ephraim in their class.
It ranks similarly in the US at #988, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Ephraim
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 Sciences.
Ephraim Palace — The Ephraim Palace (German: Ephraim-Palais) is a Rococo-style building in Berlin, Germany, originally constructed in 1766.
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 Ephraim
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Ephraim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ephraim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ephraim is rising: up 137 places since 2020, to #1,093 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #942 in 2010.
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 Palace and Ephraim the Neomartyr. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ephraim ranks #979 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
27
UK babies named Ephraim (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 137 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
Almost certainly the only Ephraim in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2021–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Ephraim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopaedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.
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.