Rufe is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Rufe across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Rufe has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Rufe per year, United States (1914 to 1931). United States peaked in 1918 (9/yr).
Rufe is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #5,995 nationally (given to 9 babies that year).
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