Ephraim Name Popularity

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How popular is Ephraim?

The less frequently given name Ephraim was the 944th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 407, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 256 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ephraim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1905.

Approximately during the years 1910-1914, 1947-1951, 1953-1956, 1966-1970, 1971-1974, 1978-1982, 1997-2004, and 2005-2008, the name Ephraim took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1931, and 1934-1937.

Where is the name Ephraim popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Ephraim has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Ephraim has remained about the same.

The name Ephraim is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Ephraim (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		220	944
2017		256	852
2016		254	871
2015		230	927
2014		228	929
2013		209	954
2012		198	1,003
2011		174	1,074
2010		180	1,071
2009		184	1,039
2008		179	1,058
2007		151	1,170
2006		150	1,137
2005		144	1,133
2004		142	1,114
2003		113	1,266
2002		86	1,475
2001		70	1,662
2000		93	1,363
1999		66	1,627
1998		69	1,547
1997		67	1,539
1996		68	1,484
1995		57	1,607
1994		71	1,389
1993		56	1,606
1992		58	1,530
1991		61	1,454
1990		58	1,490
1989		73	1,269
1988		61	1,322
1987		69	1,153
1986		60	1,247
1985		61	1,219
1984		55	1,242
1983		55	1,244
1982		65	1,135
1981		49	1,346
1980		52	1,297
1979		47	1,360
1978		33	1,664
1977		57	1,163
1976		52	1,196
1975		41	1,361
1974		54	1,119
1973		37	1,383
1972		40	1,331
1971		39	1,358
1970		39	1,339
1969		21	1,826
1968		30	1,438
1967		30	1,391
1966		16	1,988
1965		27	1,496
1964		20	1,812
1963		28	1,493
1962		25	1,595
1961		27	1,554
1960		34	1,366
1959		19	1,878
1958		20	1,790
1957		28	1,493
1956		34	1,321
1955		24	1,575
1954		19	1,780
1953		14	2,129
1952		23	1,593
1951		29	1,388
1950		18	1,762
1949		23	1,552
1948		18	1,773
1947		18	1,804
1946		19	1,656
1945		15	1,804
1944		17	1,701
1943		20	1,598
1942		22	1,506
1941		10	2,385
1940		15	1,832
1939		24	1,366
1938		8	2,715
1937		10	2,369
1936		15	1,829
1935		15	1,857
1934		22	1,471
1933		27	1,287
1932		17	1,796
1931		19	1,656
1930		29	1,345
1929		25	1,455
1928		30	1,333
1927		26	1,487
1926		38	1,166
1925		36	1,188
1924		34	1,255
1923		45	1,062
1922		36	1,202
1921		42	1,092
1920		36	1,213
1919		27	1,392
1918		38	1,114
1917		39	1,066
1916		30	1,219
1915		40	1,001
1914		36	912
1913		26	977
1912		20	1,039
1911		13	943
1910		6	1,466
1909		8	1,108
1908		7	1,141
1907		7	1,130
1906		5	1,297
1905		< 5	--
1904		8	913
1903		< 5	--
1902		10	761
1901		< 5	--
1900		8	988
1899		6	966
1898		8	831
1897		9	745
1896		< 5	--
1895		10	711
1894		9	753
1893		9	718
1892		8	818
1891		6	882
1890		11	611
1889		7	825
1888		16	490
1887		10	601
1886		14	497
1885		11	585
1884		12	554
1883		14	485
1882		10	617
1881		15	447
1880		18	407

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.