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Rufus Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Rufus?

Ranking 4,055th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Rufus is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Rufus has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #88 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1922 with 737 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Rufus in any given year was 20 in 2014.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Rufus occurred roughly during the years 1889-1892, and 1906-1918, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1990-1995.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

How popular will Rufus be?

Rufus's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Rufus has dropped.

The name Rufus is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Rufus has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Rufus (Girl)Rufus (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 26 4,055
2017 < 5 -- 36 3,228
2016 < 5 -- 35 3,274
2015 < 5 -- 43 2,795
2014 < 5 -- 20 4,824
2013 < 5 -- 44 2,698
2012 < 5 -- 30 3,603
2011 < 5 -- 40 2,944
2010 < 5 -- 36 3,170
2009 < 5 -- 23 4,398
2008 < 5 -- 27 3,900
2007 < 5 -- 29 3,672
2006 < 5 -- 36 3,071
2005 < 5 -- 34 3,074
2004 < 5 -- 41 2,630
2003 < 5 -- 27 3,425
2002 < 5 -- 38 2,591
2001 < 5 -- 34 2,778
2000 < 5 -- 36 2,609
1999 < 5 -- 41 2,256
1998 < 5 -- 42 2,189
1997 < 5 -- 47 1,956
1996 < 5 -- 39 2,175
1995 < 5 -- 44 1,947
1994 < 5 -- 62 1,528
1993 < 5 -- 55 1,636
1992 < 5 -- 67 1,392
1991 < 5 -- 78 1,271
1990 < 5 -- 81 1,223
1989 < 5 -- 78 1,218
1988 < 5 -- 96 990
1987 < 5 -- 97 959
1986 < 5 -- 89 979
1985 < 5 -- 125 796
1984 < 5 -- 108 848
1983 < 5 -- 120 803
1982 < 5 -- 119 811
1981 < 5 -- 139 741
1980 < 5 -- 149 713
1979 < 5 -- 134 749
1978 < 5 -- 132 736
1977 < 5 -- 142 715
1976 < 5 -- 149 676
1975 < 5 -- 147 678
1974 < 5 -- 144 681
1973 < 5 -- 163 619
1972 < 5 -- 179 598
1971 < 5 -- 196 591
1970 < 5 -- 184 599
1969 < 5 -- 206 547
1968 < 5 -- 194 543
1967 < 5 -- 231 494
1966 < 5 -- 228 504
1965 5 7,315 228 505
1964 < 5 -- 303 456
1963 < 5 -- 301 456
1962 < 5 -- 272 481
1961 5 7,352 330 441
1960 < 5 -- 331 443
1959 < 5 -- 359 419
1958 < 5 -- 345 424
1957 5 6,860 411 380
1956 < 5 -- 403 368
1955 6 5,711 407 358
1954 < 5 -- 472 333
1953 < 5 -- 449 332
1952 6 5,451 457 325
1951 5 6,081 445 325
1950 < 5 -- 407 334
1949 6 5,148 498 304
1948 5 5,891 465 313
1947 < 5 -- 488 315
1946 < 5 -- 468 300
1945 < 5 -- 411 296
1944 < 5 -- 479 271
1943 < 5 -- 483 278
1942 5 5,258 457 281
1941 < 5 -- 457 261
1940 8 3,462 459 259
1939 < 5 -- 428 260
1938 < 5 -- 445 261
1937 < 5 -- 476 244
1936 6 4,092 451 248
1935 < 5 -- 459 252
1934 < 5 -- 481 238
1933 < 5 -- 477 238
1932 < 5 -- 511 236
1931 6 4,266 483 240
1930 < 5 -- 564 225
1929 5 5,171 567 225
1928 6 4,631 602 218
1927 7 4,214 690 204
1926 10 3,235 641 214
1925 7 4,370 676 207
1924 8 3,949 709 197
1923 < 5 -- 678 199
1922 9 3,613 737 188
1921 < 5 -- 721 191
1920 6 4,886 729 188
1919 5 5,443 677 190
1918 7 4,222 721 183
1917 < 5 -- 646 187
1916 < 5 -- 577 197
1915 7 3,737 588 188
1914 < 5 -- 495 179
1913 6 3,124 410 169
1912 < 5 -- 336 175
1911 < 5 -- 230 148
1910 < 5 -- 221 145
1909 < 5 -- 206 131
1908 < 5 -- 156 152
1907 < 5 -- 175 137
1906 < 5 -- 156 134
1905 < 5 -- 157 139
1904 < 5 -- 138 143
1903 < 5 -- 134 140
1902 < 5 -- 152 126
1901 < 5 -- 121 137
1900 < 5 -- 157 141
1899 < 5 -- 127 127
1898 < 5 -- 141 131
1897 < 5 -- 124 131
1896 < 5 -- 145 121
1895 < 5 -- 135 124
1894 < 5 -- 128 124
1893 < 5 -- 139 118
1892 < 5 -- 137 125
1891 < 5 -- 107 129
1890 < 5 -- 115 126
1889 < 5 -- 108 133
1888 < 5 -- 126 125
1887 < 5 -- 119 114
1886 < 5 -- 139 113
1885 < 5 -- 118 117
1884 < 5 -- 117 125
1883 < 5 -- 125 106
1882 < 5 -- 147 98
1881 < 5 -- 121 105
1880 < 5 -- 163 88

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.