Ruffin

RUH-fihn /ˈɹʌfɪn/
boy 2 syllables fading

Ruffin is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.

Ruffin is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Ruffin was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1916 (19 births).

About the name Ruffin

PronunciationRUH-fihn /ˈɹʌfɪn/
19peak births 1916
1886first in SSA data

Names similar to Ruffin

How popular is Ruffin?

Boys named Ruffin
188619001920194019601980200020202024
Boys named Ruffin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1886–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) 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

Ruffin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202455#13,857
201355#13,687
201155#13,939
201055#13,865
200677#10,444
19926—#8,263
19916—#8,055
19905—#9,247
19835—#7,128
19826—#6,253
19815—#7,077
19785—#6,585
19755—#6,162
19745—#5,860
19715—#5,517
19697—#3,868
19667—#3,487
19645—#4,512
19636—#3,973
19605—#4,509
19597—#3,553
19588—#3,234
19575—#4,460
19567—#3,491
19555—#4,308
195410—#2,709
195214—#2,141
19515—#4,161
19507—#3,273
19499—#2,770
194810—#2,589
194712—#2,341
19467—#3,130
19457—#2,954
194411—#2,286
19439—#2,708
194215—#1,931
194115—#1,888
194010—#2,454
193913—#2,041
19385—#3,953
19378—#2,870
19367—#3,103
19346—#3,612
19338—#2,956
193210—#2,611
19319—#2,843
192817—#1,952
192711—#2,678
192611—#2,704
192518—#1,926
192414—#2,331
192313—#2,421
192214—#2,323
192116—#2,134
192014—#2,319
19199—#3,083
191811—#2,674
19179—#2,910
191619—#1,686
19157—#3,345
191412—#1,951
19125—#2,845
19095—#1,650
18866—#947