Rufus
About Rufus
The name Rufus peaked for boys at #88 in 1880. The name is most popular in Washington, Florida, and New York. Rufus is occasionally used for girls in 1965.
As of September 2026, Rufus ranked #4019 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #88 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #482.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,827 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2015 | #2,797 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2016 | #3,281 | 35 | 18.4 |
| 2017 | #3,238 | 36 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | #4,082 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #3,698 | 30 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #4,003 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | #4,210 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | #4,068 | 27 | 15.5 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,151 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | #4,019 | 27 | 15.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Rufuss
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Canadian singer,songwriter
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U.S. senator from New York
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U.S. senator from Massachusetts
- Rufus Frederik Sewell
English actor
- Rufus Thomas
American R&B singer
- Rufus Reid
American jazz bassist
- Rufus Arthur Johnson aka Bizarre
American rapper
- Rufus Cooper III aka Young Noble
American rapper
- Rufus Wilmot Griswold
American anthologist and poet
- Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones (born Carey L. Lloyd)
American pro wrestler
- Rufus Smith Frost
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
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mentioned in Paul's letter to the Romans (16:13)
- Rufus Tiger Taylor (b. 1991)
American musician of The Darkness; son of drummer Roger Taylor of Queen
- Rufus William Rawdon Slim (b. 1995)
son of the 2nd Viscount Slim
- Rufus Logan Taylor (b. 2001)
son of singer/songwriter James Taylor; twin brother Henry David
- Rufus Murphy Dunstan
one of the triplet sons of Australian youtubers Rohan and Chloe Dunstan (Life with Beans); siblings are Evan, Otto, Felix, Henry, & Pearl
- Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
Canadian actor
Rufus in pop culture
- Rufus
the 13th apostle in film "Dogma"
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character in movie "Kill Bill"
- Rufus Barma
character in the manga/anime "Pandora Hearts"
- Rufus Scrimgeour
character in the "Harry Potter" series
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naked mole rat on animated series "Kim Possible"
- Rufus ShinRa
character in video game "Final Fantasy VII"
- Rufus "Roofy" Jones
baby in Nick Hornby's "Slam"
- Rufus Humphrey
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Rufus Sixsmith
character in David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas"
- Rufus Lore
character in manga and anime 'Fairy Tail'
- Rufus Weylin
despicable slaveowner in Octavia Butler's "Kindred"
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time,traveling character in the "Bill & Ted" franchise
- Rufus Turner
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Rufus Raven
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Rufus Hodgekiss
character in "The Author's Apprentice"
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villain in TV's "House of Anubis"
- Rufus T. Firefly
Groucho Marx's character in "Duck Soup"
Variations & nicknames
- RufinoSpanish