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First Name
36k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
1k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Rufus

Origin: Latin
Meaning: Red Haired
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Gender: Boy
1,201^st All Time
19,966^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	163	0	163	#88 boy name
1881	121	0	121
1882	147	0	147	#98 boy name
1883	125	0	125
1884	117	0	117
1885	118	0	118
1886	139	0	139
1887	119	0	119
1888	126	0	126
1889	108	0	108
1890	115	0	115
1891	107	0	107
1892	137	0	137
1893	139	0	139
1894	128	0	128
1895	135	0	135
1896	145	0	145
1897	124	0	124
1898	141	0	141
1899	127	0	127
1900	157	0	157
1901	121	0	121
1902	152	0	152
1903	134	0	134
1904	138	0	138
1905	157	0	157
1906	156	0	156
1907	175	0	175
1908	156	0	156
1909	206	0	206
1910	221	0	221
1911	230	0	230
1912	336	0	336
1913	416	6	410
1914	495	0	495
1915	595	7	588
1916	577	0	577
1917	646	0	646
1918	728	7	721
1919	682	5	677
1920	735	6	729
1921	721	0	721
1922	746	9	737
1923	678	0	678
1924	717	8	709
1925	683	7	676
1926	652	10	642
1927	696	7	689
1928	608	6	602
1929	572	5	567
1930	565	0	565
1931	487	6	481
1932	511	0	511
1933	477	0	477
1934	479	0	479
1935	459	0	459
1936	457	6	451
1937	476	0	476
1938	445	0	445
1939	429	0	429
1940	466	8	458
1941	457	0	457
1942	461	5	456
1943	484	0	484
1944	479	0	479
1945	411	0	411
1946	467	0	467
1947	488	0	488
1948	470	5	465
1949	505	6	499
1950	407	0	407
1951	449	5	444
1952	464	6	458
1953	446	0	446
1954	474	0	474
1955	415	6	409
1956	400	0	400
1957	417	5	412
1958	346	0	346
1959	358	0	358
1960	332	0	332
1961	334	5	329
1962	272	0	272
1963	301	0	301
1964	304	0	304
1965	234	5	229
1966	228	0	228
1967	231	0	231
1968	194	0	194
1969	205	0	205
1970	184	0	184
1971	196	0	196
1972	179	0	179
1973	163	0	163
1974	144	0	144
1975	147	0	147
1976	149	0	149
1977	142	0	142
1978	132	0	132
1979	134	0	134
1980	149	0	149
1981	139	0	139
1982	119	0	119
1983	120	0	120
1984	108	0	108
1985	125	0	125
1986	89	0	89
1987	97	0	97
1988	96	0	96
1989	78	0	78
1990	80	0	80
1991	78	0	78
1992	67	0	67
1993	55	0	55
1994	62	0	62
1995	44	0	44
1996	39	0	39
1997	47	0	47
1998	42	0	42
1999	40	0	40
2000	35	0	35
2001	34	0	34
2002	38	0	38
2003	27	0	27
2004	41	0	41
2005	34	0	34
2006	35	0	35
2007	29	0	29
2008	27	0	27
2009	23	0	23
2010	36	0	36
2011	40	0	40
2012	30	0	30
2013	44	0	44
2014	20	0	20
2015	43	0	43

Fun Facts about the name Rufus

How many people with the first name Rufus have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 35,931 babies born with the first name Rufus in the United States. That's more than enough people named Rufus to occupy the country of Monaco with an estimated population of 35,881 (as of July 1, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Rufus? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 163 new born babies.
When was Rufus first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Rufus is Tuesday, February 17th, 1863.
What year had the most people named Rufus born? The highest recorded use of the first name Rufus was in 1922 with a total of 737 babies.
Random Rufus Factoid: According to the 1917 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Rufus ranks 78^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Mississippi. Imagine that, 41 babies in Mississippi have the same name as you in 1917.
Weird things about the name Rufus: Your name in reverse order is Sufur. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Sruuf. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Rufus? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,343 people with the last name Rufus.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Rufus? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Rufus as their last name since less than 1 person in 217k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Popularity of Rufus as a first name

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Popularity of Rufus as a last name

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Common last names for Rufus

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Rufus	U.S.
█	White	14.52%	64.26%
█	African American	76.10%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	1.64%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	1.64%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	3.50%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.61%	16.26%

Of Last Name Rufus

People with the last name Rufus are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

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Latin

Origin and Meaning of Rufus

The name "Rufus" is of Latin origin, and it means "Red Haired". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Wiktionary

From Latin rufus (“red”).

Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
A male given name, used since the seventeenth century.

Rufus was also found in the following language(s): Latin

Notable Persons With the Name Rufus

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to present. Rufus was given the name Rufus Frederik Sewell on October 29th, 1967 in Twickenham, England.

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Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright is a notable somebody. He holds the title Rufus Wainwright: "Banks of the Wabash". Rufus was given the name Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright on July 22nd, 1973 in Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.

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Bizarre

Bizarre is a hip hop music and horrorcore musician. He has been prominent since 1995. Bizarre was given the name Rufus Arthur Johnson on July 5th, 1976.

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Rufus King

Rufus King was a United States Minister to Great Britain and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. His most notable accomplishments were from 1813 to 1825. Rufus was born on March 24th, 1755 in Scarborough, Maine. He left this life on April 29th, 1827.

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Rufus Gifford

Rufus Gifford is a United States Ambassador to Denmark. He was most active from 2013 to present. Rufus was born on August 5th, 1974 in Boston.

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Rufus Tiger Taylor

Rufus Tiger Taylor is a musician. He plays Drum kit and Percussion instrument. His most notable accomplishments were from 2008 to present. Rufus was born Rufus Tiger Taylor on March 8th, 1991 in London, England.

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Sr. Alan Hale

(actor/director)
Rufus Hound

(comedian)
Rufus Wilmot Griswold

(editor)
Rufus Payne

(singer-songwriter)
Rufus Choate

(senator)
Rufus

(actor)
Rufus Dawes

(office holder)
Rufus Wheeler Peckham

(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)
Rufus Putnam

(american pioneers to the northwest territory)
Rufus King

(military person)
Rufus Pollock

(famed individual)
Rufus Dayglo

(comics creator)
Rufus Franklin

(important individual)
Rufus Ingalls

(military person)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Rufus

Quintus Curtius Rufus

Quintus Curtius Rufus is a historian. He was most active from 1 to 1.

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Rufus

Rufus is an actor. He was most prominent from 1967 to present. Rufus was given the name Jacques Narcy on December 19th, 1942 in Riom.

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Gaius Musonius Rufus

Gaius Musonius Rufus was a philosopher. Gaius was born in 20 in Volsinii. He left this life in 101.

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Richard Rufus

Richard Rufus is a soccer player for the Charlton Athletic F.C. and England national under-21 football team. Richard was born on January 12th, 1975 in Lewisham.

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