boy's name
Tuff
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 908
Tuff is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tuff over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 41 |
| 2000s | 160 |
| 2010s | 413 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 294 |
How popular is Tuff?
In 2025, Tuff was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tuff
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tuff also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tuff over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tuff
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tuff — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tuff
How popular is the name Tuff?
In 2025, Tuff was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tuff a girl's or a boy's name?
Tuff is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tuff?
Tuff has 1 syllable.
When was Tuff most popular?
Tuff peaked in 2022, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Tuff a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tuff currently ranks #3,390 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.