Given name
Rufio
“a red-haired man”
Rufio is a variant of Ruff. One French interpretation is “a red-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rufio is a variant of Ruff. One French interpretation is “a red-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rufio is a variant of Ruff. An origin associated with Ruff is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rufio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 6 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 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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