Ephrem

A boys’ name of Aramaic origin, meaning fruitful.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Ephrem by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Ephrem. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ephrem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ephramdoubly fruitful; a form of Ephraim18 in the US (2017)
  • Ephraimdoubly fruitful; very fruitful254 in the US (2017)
  • Ehrenhonor12 in the US (2017)
  • Efremdoubly fruitful; a form of Ephraim8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ekremmost generous, most noble6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ephrem

Names that are said the same way as Ephrem, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Efraimdoubly fruitful; a form of Ephraim23 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a vine or fruit

Like Ephrem, each of these has a vine or fruit in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Carmelovineyard or garden of God308 in the US (2017)
  • Efrainvariant of Ephraim; doubly fruitful192 in the US (2017)
  • Efrenfruitful; a form of Ephrem83 in the US (2017)
  • Karmelovineyard of god; a variant of Carmelo55 in the US (2017)
  • Carmellovineyard or garden of god; form of carmelo47 in the US (2017)
  • Keremvineyard22 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Ephrem

Nobody has voted for Ephrem yet

Vote for Ephrem and put it up against all the other baby names

Vote for Ephrem