Total births
17
Boys' name · since 2012
Rufio
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Rufio, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 2012–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Rufio is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2012.
Rufio has 17 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2019.
- 17 total births
- 2012–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
17 boys have been named Rufio since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 17
- total births
- 2012–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Rufio was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rufio in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Rufio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rufio's full recorded timeline at 2013, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rufio at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Rufio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2019
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Rufio by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Rufio's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Rufio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rufio? ▼
17 babies have been named Rufio since 2012. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Rufio most popular? ▼
Rufio was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Rufio been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rufio since 2012 -- 8 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Rufio? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Rufio
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rufio: Baby Name Since 2012 - 17 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rufio. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rufio 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 June 2026.