Rufus Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #236 in England and Wales in 2012.

Rufus's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#422	95	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#371	110	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#388	109	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#326	140	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#311	148	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#300	163	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#264	194	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#250	214	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#266	199	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#250	210	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#260	195	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#237	217	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#236	218	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#239	200	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#238	198	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#254	175	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#274	157	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#273	147	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#301	117	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#331	96	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#402	69	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#469	52	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#468	46	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#460	45	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#527	37	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#544	35	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#526	36	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#613	27	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#552	31	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.