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Efrain

Efrain: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“fruitful”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
eh-FRA-EEN · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Spanish form of Ephraim, from Hebrew Ephrayim. In the Bible Ephraim is the name of Joseph's son and of one of the tribes of Israel.

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How popular is Efrain?

202438.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Efrain in 2024126

2024 rank#1,435 boys

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 188018,468

Efrain is fading: recent use is about 66% of its level ten years before.

Names like Efrain

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Ephraimfruitful, productive · Hebrew
  • Efrenfruitful · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Efrain questions

What does the name Efrain mean?

Efrain means "fruitful". It comes from Hebrew. Spanish form of Ephraim, from Hebrew Ephrayim. In the Bible Ephraim is the name of Joseph's son and of one of the tribes of Israel.

Is Efrain a boy or girl name?

Efrain is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Efrain?

126 US babies were named Efrain in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Efrain?

Efrain is usually pronounced eh-FRA-EEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.