Rufina
Rufina is a female given name and surname, meaning "red-haired". It is claimed to be of Latin, Greek, Italian, Russian or Spanish origin. As a first name, it is the female equivalent of Rufus.
Meaning & Origin of Rufina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rufina is a female given name and surname, meaning "red-haired". It is claimed to be of Latin, Greek, Italian, Russian or Spanish origin. As a first name, it is the female equivalent of Rufus.
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The Story of Rufina
Rufina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 32 Rufinas were born — ranking #1,366 that year. As of 2026, Rufina ranks #9,521 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Rufinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Rufina
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- Claudia Rufina , a woman of British descent who lived in Rome c. 90 AD
- Rufina of Smyrna , (fl. 2nd–3rd century), a Jewish woman known only from a single funerary inscription
- Rufina of Rome (died 257), a Christian martyr venerated as a saint
- Rufina of Caesarea , a 3rd-century Christian martyr
- Rufina of Seville (270–287), a Christian martyr venerated as a saint
- Rufina Alfaro , a possibly legendary figure in the Panamanian independence movement
- Rufina Amaya (1943–2007), sole survivor of the El Mozote massacre
- Rufina Gasheva (1921–2012), a Soviet aviator during World War II
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Names that sound like Rufina
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About the name Rufina
Rufina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Rufina's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Rufina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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