Efrain
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Doubly Fruitful. Form Of Hebrew Ephraim
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Efrain
Efrain is the Spanish form of the Hebrew name Ephraim, traditionally understood as "doubly fruitful" or simply "fruitful." Rooted in biblical tradition, the name has long flourished in Spanish-speaking communities, where it carries both its scriptural heritage and a warm, melodic quality distinct from its Hebrew original. Its meaning, tied to abundance and growth, lends it a hopeful, generous resonance well suited to a child.
The name has been carried by public figures including Efraín Ríos Montt, a Guatemalan general and politician who ruled the country as de facto head of state from March 1982 to August 1983 after seizing power in a coup. He was born on 16 June 1926 in Huehuetenango, a detail that places his life firmly within twentieth-century Guatemalan history.
Efrain first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 — its peak year, at rank #553 — and remained on the chart through 2014, ranking #967 in that final year, with 4,733 top-1000 births in total. Recorded variants include Efrem and Efren. Its long presence on the chart reflects the name's deep roots in Spanish-speaking American families across the 2000s and early 2010s, carried by both its biblical heritage and its warm, melodic sound. The name has accounted for 4,733 top-1000 births in all, a total that speaks to its steady, sustained use over those years.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Efrain
US Popularity History (2000–2014)
Annual US births named Efrain by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 382 boys named Efrain (boy rank #553 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2014, ranked #967 for boys (218 US births). That's 414 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Efrain Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Efrain the strongest states are California, Arizona, Texas.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | #731 | 349 |
| 2 | Arizona | #746 | 67 |
| 3 | Texas | #763 | 300 |
| 4 | Colorado | #796 | 27 |
| 5 | Washington | #862 | 19 |
| 6 | Illinois | #905 | 28 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #905 | 28 |
| 2 | Washington | #862 | 19 |
| 3 | Colorado | #796 | 27 |
| 4 | Texas | #763 | 300 |
| 5 | Arizona | #746 | 67 |
| 6 | California | #731 | 349 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Efrain in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Efrain
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Efrain.
- Efraín Ríos Montt is a former Guatemalan President who is known for having committed genocide against the Mayans of his country.
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Compare Efrain to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Efrain against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).