Rufus Popularity by Year
Follow Rufus across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Rufus birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 27 | #3,949 | Up 123 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 26 | #4,072 | Up 1,003 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 19 | #5,075 | Down 1,196 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 28 | #3,879 | Up 239 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 25 | #4,118 | Down 200 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 26 | #3,918 | Down 282 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 30 | #3,636 | Up 357 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 26 | #3,993 | Down 800 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 36 | #3,193 | Up 37 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 35 | #3,230 | Down 464 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 43 | #2,766 | Up 1,936 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 20 | #4,702 | Down 2,034 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 44 | #2,668 | Up 862 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 30 | #3,530 | Down 626 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 40 | #2,904 | Up 224 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 36 | #3,128 | Up 1,032 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 24 | #4,160 | Down 337 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 27 | #3,823 | Down 232 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 29 | #3,591 | Down 567 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 36 | #3,024 | Down 2 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 34 | #3,022 | Down 423 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 41 | #2,599 | Up 681 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 28 | #3,280 | Down 776 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 39 | #2,504 | Up 238 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 34 | #2,742 | Down 164 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 36 | #2,578 | Down 416 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 43 | #2,162 | Down 5 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 42 | #2,157 | Down 224 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 47 | #1,933 | Up 212 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 39 | #2,145 | Down 231 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 44 | #1,914 | Down 398 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 62 | #1,516 | Up 104 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 55 | #1,620 | Down 238 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 67 | #1,382 | Down 118 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 78 | #1,264 | Down 48 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 81 | #1,216 | Down 2 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 78 | #1,214 | Down 227 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 96 | #987 | Down 33 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 97 | #954 | Up 17 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 89 | #971 | Down 176 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 125 | #795 | Up 48 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 108 | #843 | Down 43 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 120 | #800 | Up 9 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 119 | #809 | Down 74 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 139 | #735 | Down 23 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 149 | #712 | Up 35 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 134 | #747 | Down 15 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 132 | #732 | Down 18 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 142 | #714 | Down 40 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 149 | #674 | Up 4 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 147 | #678 | Down 1 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 144 | #677 | Down 61 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 164 | #616 | Down 17 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 178 | #599 | Down 12 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 196 | #587 | Up 9 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 184 | #596 | Down 50 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 206 | #546 | Down 2 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 193 | #544 | Down 52 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 232 | #492 | Up 9 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 228 | #501 | Up 4 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 228 | #505 | Down 50 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 5 | #6,539 | Up 28 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 303 | #455 | Up 1 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 301 | #456 | Up 25 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 272 | #481 | Down 40 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 330 | #441 | No rank change |
| 1961 | Girls | 5 | #6,567 | Down 481 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 332 | #441 | Down 23 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 358 | #418 | Up 5 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 347 | #423 | Down 43 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 410 | #380 | Down 12 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5 | #6,086 | Down 878 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 402 | #368 | Down 10 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 406 | #358 | Down 26 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 6 | #5,208 | Down 300 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 475 | #332 | No rank change |
| 1953 | Boys | 449 | #332 | Down 7 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 456 | #325 | No rank change |
| 1952 | Girls | 6 | #4,908 | Up 506 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 445 | #325 | Up 9 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 5 | #5,414 | Down 741 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 407 | #334 | Down 31 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 498 | #303 | Up 10 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 6 | #4,673 | Up 570 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 466 | #313 | Up 2 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 5 | #5,243 | Down 621 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 489 | #315 | Down 15 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 467 | #300 | Down 4 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 412 | #296 | Down 25 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 479 | #271 | Up 7 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 483 | #278 | Up 3 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 456 | #281 | Down 21 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 5 | #4,622 | Down 1,414 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 457 | #260 | Down 3 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 460 | #257 | Up 3 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 8 | #3,208 | Up 493 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 430 | #260 | Up 1 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 443 | #261 | Down 20 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 479 | #241 | Up 7 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 449 | #248 | Up 2 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 6 | #3,701 | Up 147 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 461 | #250 | Down 12 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 480 | #238 | No rank change |
| 1933 | Boys | 477 | #238 | Down 2 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 511 | #236 | Up 3 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 482 | #239 | Down 14 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 6 | #3,848 | Up 722 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 565 | #225 | No rank change |
| 1929 | Boys | 566 | #225 | Down 7 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 5 | #4,570 | Down 375 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 602 | #218 | Down 14 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 6 | #4,195 | Down 320 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 690 | #204 | Up 10 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 7 | #3,875 | Down 829 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 641 | #214 | Down 7 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 10 | #3,046 | Up 982 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 676 | #207 | Down 10 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 7 | #4,028 | Down 363 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 709 | #197 | Up 2 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 8 | #3,665 | Down 286 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 678 | #199 | Down 11 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 737 | #188 | Up 3 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 9 | #3,379 | Up 1,019 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 721 | #191 | Down 3 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 729 | #188 | Up 2 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 6 | #4,398 | Up 416 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 677 | #190 | Down 7 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 5 | #4,814 | Down 945 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 721 | #183 | Up 4 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 7 | #3,869 | Down 435 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 646 | #187 | Up 10 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 577 | #197 | Down 9 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 588 | #188 | Down 10 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 7 | #3,434 | Down 607 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 495 | #178 | Down 9 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 410 | #169 | Up 6 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 6 | #2,827 | — |
| 1912 | Boys | 336 | #175 | Down 29 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 230 | #146 | Down 1 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 221 | #145 | Down 14 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 206 | #131 | Up 20 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 156 | #151 | Down 14 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 175 | #137 | Down 5 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 156 | #132 | Up 6 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 157 | #138 | Up 5 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 138 | #143 | Down 4 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 134 | #139 | Down 13 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 152 | #126 | Up 11 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 121 | #137 | Up 3 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 157 | #140 | Down 15 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 127 | #125 | Up 6 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 141 | #131 | No rank change |
| 1897 | Boys | 124 | #131 | Down 11 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 145 | #120 | Up 4 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 135 | #124 | Down 1 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 128 | #123 | Down 6 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 139 | #117 | Up 6 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 137 | #123 | Up 5 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 107 | #128 | Down 2 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 115 | #126 | Up 6 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 108 | #132 | Down 7 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 126 | #125 | Down 12 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 119 | #113 | Down 1 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 139 | #112 | Up 4 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 118 | #116 | Up 7 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 117 | #123 | Down 18 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 125 | #105 | Down 7 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 147 | #98 | Up 6 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 121 | #104 | Down 16 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 163 | #88 | — |