Rufe — boys' name

What the Data Says About Rufe

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Rufe between 1914 and 1931, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rufe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rufe performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rufe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rufe 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 29 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.