Ruffus

Boy · recorded 1881–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1881best year

Most popular in 1881.

Last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ruffus.

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

0356918811901192119411961

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 53 recorded years as a table
Ruffus, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188169
188461
188850
189241
190439
190937
191228
191316
191423
191518
191618
191711
191820
191916
192016
192115
192228
192316
192423
192515
192617
192713
192828
192912
193016
193115
193213
193319
193414
193512
193617
19378
193815
193911
194018
194114
19424
19435
194410
19454
19466
19474
19484
19495
19506
19516
19523
19534
19553
19563
19572
19583
19614

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ruffus isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Ruffus

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1961
8
Rank in 1961
#3,097
How rare
1 in 265,524 boys
Since 1881
674

Ruffus was last recorded in 1961. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1881, at 69 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ruffus doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.