Meaning & Origin
The younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Ephraim is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew Efraim meaning "fruitful" or "doubly fruitful," from the root para (to bear fruit). In the Bible, Ephraim was the younger son of Joseph in Egypt, whom Jacob blessed above his elder brother Manasseh.
Ephraim carries the agricultural abundance of its biblical blessing, with over 8,000 U.S. births on record. It has been used in both Jewish and Christian communities as a genuine Old Testament name with the gravitas of a patriarch and the natural nickname Eph or Frye.