How Many People Are Named Tuff?
An estimated 865 people in the United States have the first name Tuff. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Tuff peaked in popularity in 2022 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tuff as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tuff paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
865
About 1 in 396,248 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
61 births
Total Registered
873
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tuff
Tuff is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 873 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tuff as a male name
Ranked #3,142 in 2024
39 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (61 births)
Tuff: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tuff span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 413 babies were registered. While Tuff is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tuff by Decade
How has Tuff tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tuff by State
Birth registrations for Tuff span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Utah. The lowest are in Montana, Missouri, Indiana. On average, about 35 Tuffs were registered per state.
Tuff + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tuff as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tuff
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tuff: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tuff?
We estimate approximately 865 people named Tuff are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 396,248 Americans share this first name.
Is Tuff a common name?
Tuff is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 873 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tuff most popular?
Tuff reached peak popularity in 2022, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tuff is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tuff a male name?
Tuff is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tuff Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tuff Smith, Tuff Johnson, Tuff Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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