Boys' name · since 1914
Rufino
1,650 babies named Rufino in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,650
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rufino sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,650 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rufino has been recorded 1,650 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #3,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,650 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rufino ranks #3,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,650 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,650
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rufino's 1,650 recorded births place it above 91.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Rufino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rufino's full recorded timeline at 1970, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rufino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1927)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rufino by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (202 births, 12% of the file).
2000s was Rufino's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Rufino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
154 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
152 births
- 1950s
1950s
153 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s
1970s
146 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 202 births (12% of all-time use).
How Rufino compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rufino's total volume
Rufino by state
Where Rufino concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 413 | 25.0% |
| #2 | California | | 215 | 13.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 7 | 0.4% |
413 of 1,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rufino's data
- Rufino's decade-level peak was the 2000s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Rufinos (413 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rufino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rufino draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.