Ephraïm

Meaning and origin of Ephraïm

Popularity of Ephraïm in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Ephraïm has been stable (+0.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ephraïm every 63 schools, all spellings combined.

Ephraïm in English-speaking countries

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  542^nd boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,225

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,077^th boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,798

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  771^st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,423

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  978^th boys’ name687 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,484+1.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,047^th boys’ name86 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,609+11.8% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ephraïm, Éphraïm and Ephraim are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Éphraïm20
• Ephraim10
• Efraim (in French)20
• Efraïm (in French)10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ephraïm

• Eliaz
• Elisha
• Eliane
• Elyon
• Elyjah
• Elyott
• Eliah
• Giani
• Zakary
• Joakim
• Manolo
• Zackary

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin