Rufus
3 countries#3949 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
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Country by country
United States
36,225 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3949 · peaked in 1922 with 746 births
Most common in: Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, Texas, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
58 births recorded 2004–2022 · peaked in 2016 with 8 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
10 births recorded 2008–2012 · peaked in 2010 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Rufus’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3024 | — |
| 2007 | #3591 | ↓567 |
| 2008 | #3823 | ↓232 |
| 2009 | #4160 | ↓337 |
| 2010 | #3128 | ↑1032 |
| 2011 | #2904 | ↑224 |
| 2012 | #3530 | ↓626 |
| 2013 | #2668 | ↑862 |
| 2014 | #4702 | ↓2034 |
| 2015 | #2766 | ↑1936 |
| 2016 | #3230 | ↓464 |
| 2017 | #3193 | ↑37 |
| 2018 | #3993 | ↓800 |
| 2019 | #3636 | ↑357 |
| 2020 | #3918 | ↓282 |
| 2021 | #4118 | ↓200 |
| 2022 | #3879 | ↑239 |
| 2023 | #5075 | ↓1196 |
| 2024 | #4072 | ↑1003 |
| 2025 | #3949 | ↑123 |
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