Rufus
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Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #236 in England and Wales in 2012. See regions.
Data Confidence
- Official popularity evidence
- Verified
- Profile completeness
- Partial
- Editorial research
- Not yet completed
This name has real, sourced official popularity statistics, but Namewise hasn't yet researched and written its meaning, origin or history. How this is assessed
Name Characteristics
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Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.
Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.
Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.
Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.
Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.
Overview
- Origin
- Meaning
- Not available
- Pronunciation
- Not available
- Syllables
- 2
- Common nicknames
- None recorded
- Classification
- Traditional & modern
- Gender usage
- male
- Language family
- Not available
Popularity
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #552 |
| 1997 | #613 |
| 1998 | #526 |
| 1999 | #544 |
| 2000 | #527 |
| 2001 | #460 |
| 2002 | #468 |
| 2003 | #469 |
| 2004 | #402 |
| 2005 | #331 |
| 2006 | #301 |
| 2007 | #273 |
| 2008 | #274 |
| 2009 | #254 |
| 2010 | #238 |
| 2011 | #239 |
| 2012 | #236 |
| 2013 | #237 |
| 2014 | #260 |
| 2015 | #250 |
| 2016 | #266 |
| 2017 | #250 |
| 2018 | #264 |
| 2019 | #300 |
| 2020 | #311 |
| 2021 | #326 |
| 2022 | #388 |
| 2023 | #371 |
| 2024 | #422 |
Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
Meaning & Origin
Variants
No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.
Similar Names
See full comparison →No similar names recorded yet for this name.
Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.
Spelling
Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.
No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.
Pronunciation
- Syllables
- 2
- Ease
- easy
Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.
Regional Use
Notable Usage
No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.
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