Rufus

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Rufus is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 36,196 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,045 as boys and 151 as girls. Rufus gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1922 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,328 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 26
2023 19
2022 27
2021 25
2020 26
2019 30
2018 26
2017 36
2016 35
2015 43
2014 20
2013 44
2012 30
2011 40
2010 36
2009 24
2008 27
2007 29
2006 36
2005 34
2004 41
2003 28
2002 39
2001 34
2000 36
1999 43
1998 42
1997 47
1996 39
1995 44
1994 62
1993 55
1992 67
1991 78
1990 81
1989 78
1988 96
1987 97
1986 89
1985 125
1984 108
1983 120
1982 119
1981 139
1980 149
1979 134
1978 132
1977 142
1976 149
1975 147
1974 144
1973 164
1972 178
1971 196
1970 184
1969 206
1968 193
1967 232
1966 228
1965 233
1964 303
1963 301
1962 272
1961 335
1960 332
1959 358
1958 347
1957 415
1956 402
1955 412
1954 475
1953 449
1952 462
1951 450
1950 407
1949 504
1948 471
1947 489
1946 467
1945 411
1944 480
1943 483
1942 461
1941 457
1940 468
1939 430
1938 443
1937 479
1936 455
1935 460
1934 480
1933 477
1932 511
1931 488
1930 565
1929 571
1928 608
1927 697
1926 651
1925 683
1924 717
1923 678
1922 746
1921 721
1920 735
1919 682
1918 728
1917 646
1916 577
1915 595
1914 495
1913 416
1912 336
1911 230
1910 221
1909 206
1908 156
1907 175
1906 156
1905 157
1904 138
1903 134
1902 152
1901 121
1900 157
1899 127
1898 141
1897 124
1896 145
1895 135
1894 128
1893 139
1892 137
1891 107
1890 115
1889 108
1888 126
1887 119
1886 139
1885 118
1884 117
1883 125
1882 147
1881 121
1880 163