Ephrem

Where Ephrem comes from

The dictionaries list Ephrem as a given name — a male given name from Classical Syriac, of historical usage, equivalent to English Ephraim, notably held by Ephrem the Syrian — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Classical Syriac
Along the way
  1. 1961
    Debut at its peak, #4,065
    #4,065 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1962
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Classical Syriac, of historical usage, equivalent to English Ephraim, notably held by Ephrem the Syrian.
Namesakes

We look up famous namesakes for names that have made the top 1,000. Ephrem hasn't yet.

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.