Ephrem
About Ephrem
Ephrem is a spelling variation of the Biblical Ephraim, most often used for an early saint, Ephrem the Syrian, who was a 4th century theologian. This makes a cool, religiously appropriate choice.
Pronounced EF-rem.
As of October 2026, Ephrem ranked #6568 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4250 in 1961.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Ephrem on lists
Famous Ephrems
- Saint Ephrem the Syrian
4th century Syriac Christian deacon, hymnographer and theologian
- Ephrem de Nevers
French Christian missionary in Madras, India
- Ephrem M'Bom
Cameroonian footballer
- Ephrem Mtsire or Ephraim the Lesser
Georgian monk at Antioch, theologian and translator of patristic literature from Greek
- Éphrem
A. Brisebois, Canadian police officer and politician