Rufus is an established boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Rufus is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,019 for boy births in the United States (and #8,599 across all names), given to 27 babies. Rufus first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (737 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,019 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,170 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,209 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,971 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,211 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,005 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,701 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,082 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,239 |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,281 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,799 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,828 |
| 2013 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,704 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,610 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,945 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,171 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,253 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,902 |
| 2007 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,673 |
| 2006 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,073 |
| 2005 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,074 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,630 |
| 2003 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,352 |
| 2002 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,543 |
| 2001 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,781 |
| 2000 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,611 |
| 1999 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,192 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,189 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | — | #1,956 |
| 1996 | 39 | — | — | #2,175 |
| 1995 | 44 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1993 | 55 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1992 | 67 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1991 | 78 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1990 | 81 | — | — | #1,223 |
| 1989 | 78 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1988 | 96 | — | — | #991 |
| 1987 | 97 | — | — | #959 |
| 1986 | 89 | — | — | #981 |
| 1985 | 125 | — | — | #797 |
| 1984 | 108 | — | — | #847 |
| 1983 | 120 | — | — | #803 |
| 1982 | 119 | — | — | #812 |
| 1981 | 139 | — | — | #740 |
| 1980 | 149 | — | — | #713 |
| 1979 | 134 | — | — | #749 |
| 1978 | 132 | — | — | #735 |
| 1977 | 142 | — | — | #715 |
| 1976 | 149 | — | — | #677 |
| 1975 | 147 | — | — | #680 |
| 1974 | 144 | — | — | #680 |
| 1973 | 164 | — | — | #618 |
| 1972 | 178 | — | — | #599 |
| 1971 | 196 | — | — | #591 |
| 1970 | 184 | — | — | #599 |
| 1969 | 206 | — | — | #547 |
| 1968 | 193 | — | — | #545 |
| 1967 | 232 | — | — | #492 |
| 1966 | 228 | — | — | #503 |
| 1965 | 233 | — | #7,317 | #505 |
| 1964 | 303 | — | — | #456 |
| 1963 | 301 | — | — | #456 |
| 1962 | 272 | — | — | #481 |
| 1961 | 335 | — | #7,350 | #441 |
| 1960 | 332 | — | — | #441 |
| 1959 | 358 | — | — | #420 |
| 1958 | 347 | — | — | #423 |
| 1957 | 415 | — | #6,857 | #380 |
| 1956 | 402 | — | — | #368 |
| 1955 | 412 | — | #5,713 | #358 |
| 1954 | 475 | — | — | #332 |
| 1953 | 449 | — | — | #332 |
| 1952 | 462 | — | #5,449 | #325 |
| 1951 | 450 | — | #6,083 | #325 |
| 1950 | 407 | — | — | #334 |
| 1949 | 504 | — | #5,148 | #304 |
| 1948 | 471 | — | #5,890 | #313 |
| 1947 | 489 | — | — | #315 |
| 1946 | 467 | — | — | #300 |
| 1945 | 412 | — | — | #296 |
| 1944 | 479 | — | — | #271 |
| 1943 | 483 | — | — | #278 |
| 1942 | 461 | — | #5,258 | #281 |
| 1941 | 457 | — | — | #261 |
| 1940 | 468 | — | #3,462 | #257 |
| 1939 | 430 | — | — | #260 |
| 1938 | 443 | — | — | #261 |
| 1937 | 479 | — | — | #242 |
| 1936 | 455 | — | #4,091 | #249 |
| 1935 | 461 | — | — | #250 |
| 1934 | 480 | — | — | #238 |
| 1933 | 477 | — | — | #238 |
| 1932 | 511 | — | — | #236 |
| 1931 | 488 | — | #4,265 | #240 |
| 1930 | 565 | — | — | #225 |
| 1929 | 571 | — | #5,173 | #226 |
| 1928 | 608 | — | #4,631 | #218 |
| 1927 | 697 | — | #4,214 | #204 |
| 1926 | 651 | — | #3,234 | #214 |
| 1925 | 683 | — | #4,371 | #207 |
| 1924 | 717 | — | #3,949 | #197 |
| 1923 | 678 | — | — | #199 |
| 1922 | 746 | — | #3,613 | #188 |
| 1921 | 721 | — | — | #191 |
| 1920 | 735 | — | #4,886 | #188 |
| 1919 | 682 | — | #5,443 | #190 |
| 1918 | 728 | — | #4,222 | #183 |
| 1917 | 646 | — | — | #187 |
| 1916 | 577 | — | — | #197 |
| 1915 | 595 | — | #3,736 | #188 |
| 1914 | 495 | — | — | #179 |
| 1913 | 416 | — | #3,124 | #169 |
| 1912 | 336 | — | — | #175 |
| 1911 | 230 | — | — | #148 |
| 1910 | 221 | — | — | #145 |
| 1909 | 206 | — | — | #131 |
| 1908 | 156 | — | — | #152 |
| 1907 | 175 | — | — | #137 |
| 1906 | 156 | — | — | #134 |
| 1905 | 157 | — | — | #139 |
| 1904 | 138 | — | — | #143 |
| 1903 | 134 | — | — | #140 |
| 1902 | 152 | — | — | #126 |
| 1901 | 121 | — | — | #137 |
| 1900 | 157 | — | — | #141 |
| 1899 | 127 | — | — | #127 |
| 1898 | 141 | — | — | #131 |
| 1897 | 124 | — | — | #131 |
| 1896 | 145 | — | — | #121 |
| 1895 | 135 | — | — | #124 |
| 1894 | 128 | — | — | #124 |
| 1893 | 139 | — | — | #118 |
| 1892 | 137 | — | — | #125 |
| 1891 | 107 | — | — | #129 |
| 1890 | 115 | — | — | #126 |
| 1889 | 108 | — | — | #133 |
| 1888 | 126 | — | — | #125 |
| 1887 | 119 | — | — | #114 |
| 1886 | 139 | — | — | #113 |
| 1885 | 118 | — | — | #117 |
| 1884 | 117 | — | — | #125 |
| 1883 | 125 | — | — | #106 |
| 1882 | 147 | — | — | #98 |
| 1881 | 121 | — | — | #105 |
| 1880 | 163 | — | — | #88 |