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.

#30,377 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2012
2010s
peak 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.

  • #30,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rufio ranks #30,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,377 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rufio's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 201220132019 5

Rufio by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rufio? ▼
17 babies have been named Rufio since 2012. All-time, it sits at #30,377 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
Where does Rufio sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rufio ranks #30,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rufio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2012–2019 (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 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 August 2026.