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 [ syll. e-frai(n), ef-ra-in ] The boy name Efrain is pronounced ahFREY-N KEY. Efrain has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is used largely in Spanish. Efrain is a variant of Ephraim (English, German, and Hebrew). Efrain is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1940s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1993 with 0.019% of baby boys being named Efrain. It ranked at #509 then. The baby name has since dropped in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #753 with a usage of 0.014%, but it was nevertheless the most widely used among all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Efrain include Efraín (Spanish), Efraim (English, German, and Hebrew), Efren (English and Spanish), Abraam (Spanish), Abrahan (Portuguese and Spanish), Abrahán (Spanish), Abram (English, Hebrew, and Russian), Abran (English and Spanish), Afrim (Albanian), Auburn (English), Avrum (Yiddish), Efrayim (English and Hebrew), Abarran (Basque), Aberham (English), Abramo (Italian and Spanish), Afrimi (Albanian), Auberon (English), Avraham (Hebrew), Abrahamo (Esperanto, Italian, and Spanish), and Aviram (Hebrew). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Efrain: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
