US rank #10162 Girls' name Peak 2022 64 births

Rufta — #10162 US girls' name

64 babies named Rufta in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s49
#10162
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 42% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Rufta was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rufta in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rufta

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Rufta between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rufta currently holds the #10162 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rufta performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rufta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rufta 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 64 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.

Rufta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

64

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2022

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,162

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rufta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 2024202320222021202020182017 9

Rufta by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
49 births that decade — 77% of Rufta's all-time total
2010s152020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rufta?
64 babies have been named Rufta since 2017. It currently ranks #10162 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 11 births.
When was Rufta most popular?
Rufta was most popular in the 2020s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Rufta been used?
Rufta has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rufta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rufina, Rufus, Rufaida, Rufaidah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2017–2024 (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.