Gethin vs Rufus
Gethin and Rufuscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Gethin was ranked #1322 and Rufus #422 among boys in England and Wales.
Gethin and Rufus over time
Gethin and Rufus appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Rufus held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gethin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Gethin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rufus in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gethin and Rufus changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1322 and #422.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Gethin held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Rufus in 23.
Highest recorded here: Gethin #272 in 2008, Rufus #236 in 2012.
The order changed in 2009: Rufus moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #272 and #274; by 2009 that had become #289 and #254.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Gethin #1322, Rufus #422.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Gethin | Rufus |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1322 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #422 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gethin and Rufus both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Gethin
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #481 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #272 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1322 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Rufus
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #552 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #422 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys