Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Rufus

#602 most common boys' name of all time · #1,338 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#602
Rank overall
#1,338 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
36,225
Since 2016
278
Peak year
1922 #188
Best rank
#88 1880
Girls Boys peak 746/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Rufus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 27 27 #3,949
2024 — 26 26 #4,073
2023 — 19 19 #5,075
2022 — 28 28 #3,881
2021 — 25 25 #4,118
2020 — 26 26 #3,919
2019 — 30 30 #3,636
2018 — 26 26 #3,995
2017 — 36 36 #3,193
2016 — 35 35 #3,230
2015 — 43 43 #2,768
2014 — 20 20 #4,702
2013 — 44 44 #2,668
2012 — 30 30 #3,530
2011 — 40 40 #2,904
2010 — 36 36 #3,128
2009 — 24 24 #4,160
2008 — 27 27 #3,826
2007 — 29 29 #3,591
2006 — 36 36 #3,024
2005 — 34 34 #3,022
2004 — 41 41 #2,599
2003 — 28 28 #3,280
2002 — 39 39 #2,505
2001 — 34 34 #2,742
2000 — 36 36 #2,578
1999 — 43 43 #2,163
1998 — 42 42 #2,157
1997 — 47 47 #1,934
1996 — 39 39 #2,145
1995 — 44 44 #1,915
1994 — 62 62 #1,517
1993 — 55 55 #1,622
1992 — 67 67 #1,382
1991 — 78 78 #1,264
1990 — 81 81 #1,216
1989 — 78 78 #1,214
1988 — 96 96 #987
1987 — 97 97 #955
1986 — 89 89 #972
1985 — 125 125 #795
1984 — 108 108 #844
1983 — 120 120 #800
1982 — 119 119 #809
1981 — 139 139 #735
1980 — 149 149 #712
1979 — 134 134 #747
1978 — 132 132 #732
1977 — 142 142 #714
1976 — 149 149 #674
1975 — 147 147 #678
1974 — 144 144 #677
1973 — 164 164 #616
1972 — 178 178 #599
1971 — 196 196 #587
1970 — 184 184 #596
1969 — 206 206 #546
1968 — 193 193 #544
1967 — 232 232 #492
1966 — 228 228 #502
1965 5 228 233 #505
1964 — 303 303 #455
1963 — 301 301 #456
1962 — 272 272 #481
1961 5 330 335 #441
1960 — 332 332 #441
1959 — 358 358 #418
1958 — 347 347 #423
1957 5 410 415 #380
1956 — 402 402 #368
1955 6 406 412 #358
1954 — 475 475 #332
1953 — 449 449 #332
1952 6 456 462 #325
1951 5 445 450 #325
1950 — 407 407 #334
1949 6 498 504 #303
1948 5 466 471 #313
1947 — 489 489 #315
1946 — 467 467 #300
1945 — 412 412 #296
1944 — 479 479 #271
1943 — 483 483 #278
1942 5 456 461 #281
1941 — 457 457 #260
1940 8 460 468 #257
1939 — 430 430 #260
1938 — 443 443 #261
1937 — 479 479 #241
1936 6 449 455 #248
1935 — 461 461 #250
1934 — 480 480 #238
1933 — 477 477 #238
1932 — 511 511 #236
1931 6 482 488 #239
1930 — 565 565 #225
1929 5 566 571 #226
1928 6 602 608 #218
1927 7 690 697 #204
1926 10 641 651 #214
1925 7 676 683 #207
1924 8 709 717 #197
1923 — 678 678 #199
1922 9 737 746 #188
1921 — 721 721 #191
1920 6 729 735 #188
1919 5 677 682 #190
1918 7 721 728 #183
1917 — 646 646 #187
1916 — 577 577 #197
1915 7 588 595 #188
1914 — 495 495 #178
1913 6 410 416 #169
1912 — 336 336 #175
1911 — 230 230 #147
1910 — 221 221 #145
1909 — 206 206 #131
1908 — 156 156 #151
1907 — 175 175 #137
1906 — 156 156 #133
1905 — 157 157 #138
1904 — 138 138 #143
1903 — 134 134 #139
1902 — 152 152 #126
1901 — 121 121 #137
1900 — 157 157 #140
1899 — 127 127 #126
1898 — 141 141 #131
1897 — 124 124 #131
1896 — 145 145 #121
1895 — 135 135 #125
1894 — 128 128 #123
1893 — 139 139 #118
1892 — 137 137 #123
1891 — 107 107 #128
1890 — 115 115 #126
1889 — 108 108 #132
1888 — 126 126 #125
1887 — 119 119 #113
1886 — 139 139 #112
1885 — 118 118 #116
1884 — 117 117 #123
1883 — 125 125 #106
1882 — 147 147 #98
1881 — 121 121 #104
1880 — 163 163 #88