NameTides

Rufus

Rufus was the #3,949 boys' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #494 in England & Wales.

Rufus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rufus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Rufus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#3,949 (27)#494 (78)———
2024#4,072 (26)#422 (95)——#3,072 (5)
2023#5,075 (19)#371 (110)———
2022#3,879 (28)#388 (109)#425 (7)—#1,895 (9)
2021#4,118 (25)#326 (140)#605 (4)—#2,812 (5)
2020#3,918 (26)#311 (148)——#2,746 (5)
2019#3,636 (30)#300 (163)#701 (3)—#2,440 (6)
2018#3,993 (26)#264 (194)#595 (4)—#2,176 (7)
2017#3,193 (36)#250 (214)———
2016#3,230 (35)#266 (199)#401 (8)—#2,428 (6)
2015#2,766 (43)#250 (210)#470 (6)—#2,387 (6)
2014#4,702 (20)#260 (195)——#2,371 (6)
2013#2,668 (44)#237 (217)#466 (6)#711 (3)#2,606 (5)
2012#3,530 (30)#236 (218)#467 (6)—#2,666 (5)
2011#2,904 (40)#239 (200)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1880 at #88.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rufus is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 66,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 47,000 to 1 in 93,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rufus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rufus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RufusCanadaBoys—too few
RufusEngland & WalesBoys#49478
RufusIrelandBoys—too few
RufusNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RufusScotlandBoys—too few
RufusUSGirls—too few
RufusUSBoys#3,94927