Boy name Latin origin

Rufus

ROO-fuhs · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Red-haired
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Style era
modern
Themes
Roman · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4151
2024 births26
Peak year1922
First appeared1880
Total US births36,045
1922 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Rufe
Alternate spellings
Rufous
In other languages
RufinoRuffino

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