Rufas

ROO-fuhz /ˈɹuːfəz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Rufas is a very rare variant of Rufus that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Rufas is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1926. Rufas was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1921 (8 births).

About the name Rufas

PronunciationROO-fuhz /ˈɹuːfəz/
8peak births 1921
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Rufas

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How popular is Rufas?

Boys named Rufas
19141915192019251926
Boys named Rufas per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1926 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1926) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rufas total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19265—#4,727
19218—#3,456
19196—#4,093
19146—#3,205
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