How Many People Are Named Ruffus?
people named Ruffus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,051,650 people in the US has this name
Based on 674 babies named Ruffus in Social Security records from 1881 to 1961, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ruffus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ruffus alive today is about 78 years old, and 100% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 72 and 85 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ruffus first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 1922, to 31 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1961.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 1961
🏆 Rank History
Ruffus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #770, in 1881.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #770 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,738 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ruffus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ruffus were born in Alabama than in any other state: about 2 of those alive today.
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