Rufino vs Rufus

Side-by-side comparison of Rufino and Rufus - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rufino

Boy name · Rank #8375

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Name B

Rufus

Boy name · Rank #4073

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Metric Rufino Rufus
Current Rank #8375 #4073
Total Births (all years) 1,650 36,074
Peak Year 1927 1922
Peak Year Births 32 737
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rufino Rufus
1880s - 1,283
1890s - 1,298
1900s - 1,552
1910s 33 4,901
1920s 154 6,749
1930s 119 4,777
1940s 152 4,667
1950s 153 4,155
1960s 146 2,625
1970s 146 1,570
1980s 188 1,120
1990s 201 558
2000s 202 328
2010s 108 340
2020s 48 151

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rufino Rufus
2014 7 20
2015 7 43
2016 8 35
2017 10 36
2018 11 26
2019 11 30
2020 7 26
2021 9 25
2022 11 28
2023 12 19
2024 9 26
2025 - 27

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2024.

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