Ephraim · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 142 recorded years as a table

Ephraim, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	163
1881	149
1882	88
1883	134
1884	105
1885	102
1886	126
1887	99
1888	132
1889	63
1890	99
1891	59
1892	66
1893	80
1894	78
1895	85
1897	80
1898	65
1899	56
1900	53
1902	82
1904	62
1906	38
1907	48
1908	45
1909	49
1910	31
1911	58
1912	47
1913	51
1914	55
1915	47
1916	34
1917	42
1918	37
1919	28
1920	34
1921	38
1922	33
1923	41
1924	30
1925	32
1926	34
1927	23
1928	27
1929	23
1930	26
1931	18
1932	16
1933	27
1934	21
1935	14
1936	14
1937	9
1938	7
1939	22
1940	13
1941	8
1942	16
1943	14
1944	12
1945	11
1946	12
1947	10
1948	10
1949	13
1950	10
1951	15
1952	12
1953	7
1954	9
1955	12
1956	16
1957	13
1958	9
1959	9
1960	16
1961	13
1962	12
1963	14
1964	10
1965	15
1966	9
1967	17
1968	17
1969	12
1970	21
1971	22
1972	25
1973	24
1974	34
1975	26
1976	33
1977	35
1978	20
1979	27
1980	29
1981	27
1982	36
1983	31
1984	30
1985	33
1986	32
1987	37
1988	32
1989	36
1990	28
1991	30
1992	29
1993	29
1994	37
1995	30
1996	36
1997	36
1998	36
1999	35
2000	48
2001	37
2002	45
2003	58
2004	72
2005	74
2006	73
2007	73
2008	88
2009	93
2010	94
2011	92
2012	105
2013	111
2014	119
2015	121
2016	134
2017	140
2018	123
2019	123
2020	122
2021	131
2022	116
2023	131
2024	135
2025	135

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Utah 5.0×
Pennsylvania 2.7×
New Jersey 2.2×
New York 1.8×
Florida 0.7×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 231
Rank in 2025: #988
How rare: 1 in 7,394 boys
Since 1880: 8,236

Most popular in 1880, at 163 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 12% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Utah	5.0×	38
Pennsylvania	2.7×	57
New Jersey	2.2×	35
New York	1.8×	62
Florida	0.7×	26

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.