UK name, mostly girls
Efemena
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Also recorded as a boys' name in the UK, with 3 boys.
Efemena is mostly registered for girls in the UK records. People looking for Efemena popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2574, with 10 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 10 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2005 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Efemena is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Efemena. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Efemena ranked #2574 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 10 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 10 girls were registered as Efemena.
- • Efemena is also recorded for boys, but the girls side is the larger UK variant in these records.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Efemena as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 81.3% of Efemena registrations are for girls.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2574
2024
Births in 2024
10
Latest year
Peak year
2024
10 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Efemena
In England and Wales birth records, Efemena has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 18.8% of registrations are for boys and 81.3% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Efemena registered for boys
- Ranked #4,789 in 2022
- 3 boys registered in 2022
- Peak: 2022 (3 births)
Efemena registered for girls
- Ranked #2,574 in 2024
- 10 girls registered in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (10 births)
Popularity
Efemena over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Efemena in England and Wales, from 2005 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Efemena, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 10 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Efemena by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Efemena was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2574 | 10 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4798 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Efemena
- Emily 121,621
- Ella 69,101
- Ellie 63,522
- Evie 52,944
- Emma 50,755
- Eleanor 40,576
- Elizabeth 39,225
- Erin 34,816
- Eva 29,738
- Evelyn 26,911
- Elsie 23,671
- Emilia 22,167
FAQ
Efemena: questions and answers
How popular is the name Efemena in the UK right now?
In 2024, Efemena was ranked #2574 for girls in England and Wales, with 10 births registered.
When was Efemena most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 10 babies registered as Efemena in England and Wales.
How many people are called Efemena in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Efemena across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.