Recorded 1914–1926 Boys' name Peak 1921 25 births

Rufas — boys' name

25 babies named Rufas in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rufas was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rufas in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rufas

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Rufas between 1914 and 1926, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rufas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rufas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rufas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rufas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rufas at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

25

Since 1914

13 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1914

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1926

Rufas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1914

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Rufas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 52% of Rufas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rufas?
25 babies have been named Rufas since 1914. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Rufas most popular?
Rufas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Rufas been used?
Rufas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 13 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Rufas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rufus, Rufino, Ruffus, Ruffin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.