Infographic of Rufus name meaning, which is “The red-haired,” from the Latin rufus, red or red-haired.
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Rufus Name Popularity

How popular is the name Rufus? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 185 0.0525%
1911 — 196 0.0526%
1912 — 312 0.0619%
1913 — 380 0.067%
1914 — 469 0.0673%
1915 — 558 0.0614%
1916 — 539 0.0558%
1917 — 615 0.0615%
1918 — 671 0.0625%
1919 — 641 0.0612%
1920 — 690 0.0621%
1921 — 680 0.0594%
1922 — 697 0.0626%
1923 — 652 0.0582%
1924 — 663 0.0571%
1925 — 645 0.0571%
1926 — 612 0.0556%
1927 — 664 0.06%
1928 — 574 0.0536%
1929 — 533 0.0515%
1930 — 536 0.0513%
1931 — 447 0.0453%
1932 — 484 0.049%
1933 — 438 0.047%
1934 — 457 0.0473%
1935 — 432 0.0445%
1936 — 426 0.0442%
1937 — 442 0.0449%
1938 — 422 0.0412%
1939 — 398 0.0391%
1940 — 430 0.0405%
1941 — 434 0.0386%
1942 — 424 0.0336%
1943 — 441 0.0338%
1944 — 451 0.0364%
1945 — 372 0.0305%
1946 — 446 0.0302%
1947 — 459 0.0275%
1948 — 449 0.0281%
1949 — 470 0.0292%
1950 — 378 0.0235%
1951 — 428 0.0252%
1952 — 435 0.0249%
1953 — 420 0.0237%
1954 — 451 0.0247%
1955 — 380 0.0207%
1956 — 376 0.0199%
1957 — 378 0.0196%
1958 — 327 0.0173%
1959 — 332 0.0175%
1960 — 306 0.0162%
1961 — 304 0.0161%
1962 — 245 0.0133%
1963 — 263 0.0147%
1964 — 268 0.0152%
1965 — 200 0.0122%
1966 — 194 0.0124%
1967 — 203 0.0134%
1968 — 161 0.0107%
1969 — 173 0.0112%
1970 — 149 0.0094%
1971 — 175 0.0116%
1972 — 148 0.0109%
1973 — 124 0.0096%
1974 — 100 0.0077%
1975 — 110 0.0086%
1976 — 113 0.0088%
1977 — 107 0.0079%
1978 — 93 0.0069%
1979 — 88 0.0062%
1980 — 125 0.0085%
1981 — 98 0.0067%
1982 — 83 0.0056%
1983 — 87 0.0059%
1984 — 77 0.0052%
1985 — 80 0.0053%
1986 — 43 0.0028%
1987 — 49 0.0032%
1988 — 60 0.0039%
1989 — 23 0.0014%
1990 — 44 0.0027%
1991 — 37 0.0023%
1992 — 16 0.001%
1993 — 23 0.0015%
1994 — 14 0.0009%
1995 — 17 0.0011%
1996 — 12 0.0008%
1997 — 13 0.0009%
1998 — 5 0.0003%
1999 — 6 0.0004%
2000 — 0 0%
2001 — 10 0.0007%
2002 — 7 0.0005%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 10 0.0007%
2005 — 11 0.0007%
2006 — 5 0.0003%
2007 — 0 0%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 0 0%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 10 0.0007%
2012 — 5 0.0004%
2013 — 5 0.0004%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 7 0.0005%
2016 — 5 0.0003%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 5 0.0004%
2019 — 6 0.0004%
2020 — 0 0%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 0 0%
2023 — 0 0%

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What names are variants of Rufus?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ruffus

Red-haired

Latin

Rufous

Red-haired

Latin

What names sound like Rufus?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Reeves

Bailiff

English

Rives

Dweller by the riverbank

French

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