Ephraim

Where Ephraim comes from

From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”), via Latin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ephraim
  • Hebrew
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #403 among boys with 18 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1889
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #789.
  3. 1916
    Ephraim Katzir born
    Israeli scientist, 4th President of Israel (1973–1978) -
  4. 1924
    Ephraim Kishon born
    Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Ephraim Kishon · Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter and film director, 1924–2005
  • Ephraim Katzir · Israeli scientist, 4th President of Israel (1973–1978) -, 1916–2009
  • Ephraim Chambers · English writer and encyclopaedist, 1680–1740
  • Ephraim Moses Lilien · Polish illustration artist and painter, 1874–1925
  • Ephraim Sneh · Israeli politician, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.