Rufus

Given to 36,225 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3949

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 27

Peak year

1880

163 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

36,225

since 1880

Born a Rufus? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Rufus was most popular in 1880, when 163 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Rufus, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	27	3949
2024	<5	—	26	4072
2023	<5	—	19	5075
2022	<5	—	28	3879
2021	<5	—	25	4118
2020	<5	—	26	3918
2019	<5	—	30	3636
2018	<5	—	26	3993
2017	<5	—	36	3193
2016	<5	—	35	3230
2015	<5	—	43	2766
2014	<5	—	20	4702
2013	<5	—	44	2668
2012	<5	—	30	3530
2011	<5	—	40	2904
2010	<5	—	36	3128
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	27	3823
2007	<5	—	29	3591
2006	<5	—	36	3024
2005	<5	—	34	3022
2004	<5	—	41	2599
2003	<5	—	28	3280
2002	<5	—	39	2504
2001	<5	—	34	2742
2000	<5	—	36	2578
1999	<5	—	43	2162
1998	<5	—	42	2157
1997	<5	—	47	1933
1996	<5	—	39	2145
1995	<5	—	44	1914
1994	<5	—	62	1516
1993	<5	—	55	1620
1992	<5	—	67	1382
1991	<5	—	78	1264
1990	<5	—	81	1216
1989	<5	—	78	1214
1988	<5	—	96	987
1987	<5	—	97	954
1986	<5	—	89	971
1985	<5	—	125	795
1984	<5	—	108	843
1983	<5	—	120	800
1982	<5	—	119	809
1981	<5	—	139	735
1980	<5	—	149	712
1979	<5	—	134	747
1978	<5	—	132	732
1977	<5	—	142	714
1976	<5	—	149	674
1975	<5	—	147	678
1974	<5	—	144	677
1973	<5	—	164	616
1972	<5	—	178	599
1971	<5	—	196	587
1970	<5	—	184	596
1969	<5	—	206	546
1968	<5	—	193	544
1967	<5	—	232	492
1966	<5	—	228	501
1965	5	6539	228	505
1964	<5	—	303	455
1963	<5	—	301	456
1962	<5	—	272	481
1961	5	6567	330	441
1960	<5	—	332	441
1959	<5	—	358	418
1958	<5	—	347	423
1957	5	6086	410	380
1956	<5	—	402	368
1955	6	5208	406	358
1954	<5	—	475	332
1953	<5	—	449	332
1952	6	4908	456	325
1951	5	5414	445	325
1950	<5	—	407	334
1949	6	4673	498	303
1948	5	5243	466	313
1947	<5	—	489	315
1946	<5	—	467	300
1945	<5	—	412	296
1944	<5	—	479	271
1943	<5	—	483	278
1942	5	4622	456	281
1941	<5	—	457	260
1940	8	3208	460	257
1939	<5	—	430	260
1938	<5	—	443	261
1937	<5	—	479	241
1936	6	3701	449	248
1935	<5	—	461	250
1934	<5	—	480	238
1933	<5	—	477	238
1932	<5	—	511	236
1931	6	3848	482	239
1930	<5	—	565	225
1929	5	4570	566	225
1928	6	4195	602	218
1927	7	3875	690	204
1926	10	3046	641	214
1925	7	4028	676	207
1924	8	3665	709	197
1923	<5	—	678	199
1922	9	3379	737	188
1921	<5	—	721	191
1920	6	4398	729	188
1919	5	4814	677	190
1918	7	3869	721	183
1917	<5	—	646	187
1916	<5	—	577	197
1915	7	3434	588	188
1914	<5	—	495	178
1913	6	2827	410	169
1912	<5	—	336	175
1911	<5	—	230	146
1910	<5	—	221	145
1909	<5	—	206	131
1908	<5	—	156	151
1907	<5	—	175	137
1906	<5	—	156	132
1905	<5	—	157	138
1904	<5	—	138	143
1903	<5	—	134	139
1902	<5	—	152	126
1901	<5	—	121	137
1900	<5	—	157	140
1899	<5	—	127	125
1898	<5	—	141	131
1897	<5	—	124	131
1896	<5	—	145	120
1895	<5	—	135	124
1894	<5	—	128	123
1893	<5	—	139	117
1892	<5	—	137	123
1891	<5	—	107	128
1890	<5	—	115	126
1889	<5	—	108	132
1888	<5	—	126	125
1887	<5	—	119	113
1886	<5	—	139	112
1885	<5	—	118	116
1884	<5	—	117	123
1883	<5	—	125	105
1882	<5	—	147	98
1881	<5	—	121	104
1880	<5	—	163	88

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Other spellings

Ruffus · 674

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Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years