Given name
Ruffus
“red(-haired )”·“a red-haired man”
Ruffus is a variant of Rufus. Interpretations include “red(-haired )” (Latin) and “a red-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ruffus is a variant of Rufus. Interpretations include “red(-haired )” (Latin) and “a red-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ruffus is a variant of Rufus. An origin associated with Rufus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ruffus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 674
- 674 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 102 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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