Boys' name · since 1995
Tuff
Tuff has 908 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 908
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
908 babies have been named Tuff since 1995, making it today's #3427 boys' name.
Tuff has 908 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3427 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #5,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,427 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 908 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tuff ranks #5,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,427 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 908 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 908
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tuff's 908 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tuff compares
908 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tuff's all-time total is 146% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tuff | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 908 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tuff's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tuff's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tuff popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Tuff by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (413 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Tuff's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tuff births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 160
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
413 births
- 2020s
2020s
294 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 413 births (45% of all-time use).
How Tuff 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 Tuff's total volume
Tuff by state
Where Tuff concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 144 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 46 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Montana | | 5 | 0.6% |
144 of 908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tuff's data
- Tuff's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (413 total births) through the 2020s (294) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tuffs (144 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tuff: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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, 1995–2025 (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 Tuff 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.