Is Rufus a boy or girl name?
Rufus is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 26 boys were named Rufus, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 36,196 US babies named Rufus were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,151
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rufus since 1880
- 36,196
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 746 babies
Boys and girls named Rufus, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,283 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,552 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,901 | 25 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 6,749 | 58 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 4,776 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 4,667 | 24 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 4,155 | 22 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 2,625 | 10 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 1,570 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,120 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 328 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 340 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,151 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,205 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,698 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,238 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,827 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,610 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,253 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,673 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,074 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,352 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 55 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 78 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 96 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 97 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 89 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 125 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 108 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 120 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 119 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 139 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 149 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 134 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 132 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 142 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 149 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 147 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 144 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 164 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 178 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 196 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 184 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 206 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 193 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 232 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 228 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 228 | #505 | 5 | #7,316 |
| 1964 | 303 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 301 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 272 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 330 | #441 | 5 | #7,351 |
| 1960 | 332 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 358 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 347 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 410 | #380 | 5 | #6,857 |
| 1956 | 402 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 406 | #358 | 6 | #5,713 |
| 1954 | 475 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 449 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 456 | #325 | 6 | #5,449 |
| 1951 | 445 | #325 | 5 | #6,083 |
| 1950 | 407 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 498 | #304 | 6 | #5,148 |
| 1948 | 466 | #313 | 5 | #5,890 |
| 1947 | 489 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 467 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 411 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 480 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 483 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 456 | #281 | 5 | #5,257 |
| 1941 | 457 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 460 | #258 | 8 | #3,462 |
| 1939 | 430 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 443 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 479 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 449 | #249 | 6 | #4,091 |
| 1935 | 460 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 480 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 477 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 511 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 482 | #240 | 6 | #4,265 |
| 1930 | 565 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 566 | #226 | 5 | #5,173 |
| 1928 | 602 | #218 | 6 | #4,631 |
| 1927 | 690 | #204 | 7 | #4,214 |
| 1926 | 641 | #214 | 10 | #3,234 |
| 1925 | 676 | #207 | 7 | #4,370 |
| 1924 | 709 | #197 | 8 | #3,949 |
| 1923 | 678 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 737 | #188 | 9 | #3,613 |
| 1921 | 721 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 729 | #188 | 6 | #4,886 |
| 1919 | 677 | #190 | 5 | #5,443 |
| 1918 | 721 | #183 | 7 | #4,222 |
| 1917 | 646 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 577 | #197 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 588 | #188 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1914 | 495 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 410 | #169 | 6 | #3,124 |
| 1912 | 336 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 230 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 221 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 206 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 156 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 175 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 156 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 157 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 138 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 134 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 152 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 121 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 157 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 127 | #127 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 141 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 124 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 145 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 135 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 128 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 139 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 137 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 107 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 115 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 108 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 126 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 119 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 139 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 118 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 117 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 125 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 147 | #98 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 121 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 163 | #88 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rufus reached #88 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #3,124 in 1913. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.