First Name RUFUS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RUFUS is ranked as the 1472nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 18,332.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.75 people named RUFUS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named RUFUS is 15,177.
  • The SSA data also shows that RUFUS is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names RUFUS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 18,332 +/-2.6%
  • National Rank 1,472
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,177
  • National Rank 1,624
  • Percentile Rank 98.24%
  • Proportion/100k 4.76

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RUFUS is 69.4% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 23.6% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RUFUS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RUFUS is included in the following name categories:
  • Biblical surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RUFUS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.4% 63.9% 5.5%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 23.6% 12.3% 11.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RUFUS is Texas where 2,336 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RUFUS, as 20.49 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names RUFUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 396 3.07 96.2% Indiana 220 3.33 94.5% Iowa 42 1.36 89.7% Kansas 56 1.94 85.1% Michigan 415 4.18 98.0% Minnesota 78 1.42 93.2% Missouri 538 17.98 96.3% Nebraska 26 1.4 77.2% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 368 3.17 96.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 85 1.48 93.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RUFUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 396 3.07 96.2%
Indiana 220 3.33 94.5%
Iowa 42 1.36 89.7%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.1%
Michigan 415 4.18 98.0%
Minnesota 78 1.42 93.2%
Missouri 538 17.98 96.3%
Nebraska 26 1.4 77.2%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 368 3.17 96.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 85 1.48 93.3%
West State Statistics First-Names RUFUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 48.1% Arizona 195 2.89 92.4% California 1,034 2.67 97.9% Colorado 88 1.64 89.3% Hawaii 60 4.24 88.6% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 16 1.53 64.9% Nevada 55 1.94 84.6% New Mexico 59 2.83 82.5% Oregon 58 1.47 85.6% Utah 8 0.28 45.5% Washington 167 2.36 95.0% Wyoming 9 1.6 46.9%

West States
State stats for the first name RUFUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 48.1%
Arizona 195 2.89 92.4%
California 1,034 2.67 97.9%
Colorado 88 1.64 89.3%
Hawaii 60 4.24 88.6%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 16 1.53 64.9%
Nevada 55 1.94 84.6%
New Mexico 59 2.83 82.5%
Oregon 58 1.47 85.6%
Utah 8 0.28 45.5%
Washington 167 2.36 95.0%
Wyoming 9 1.6 46.9%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names RUFUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 86 2.4 90.2% Maine 20 1.53 68.2% Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.8% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 271 3.03 94.7% New York 500 2.53 97.4% Pennsylvania 355 2.77 96.2% Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.3% Vermont 16 2.5 77.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RUFUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 86 2.4 90.2%
Maine 20 1.53 68.2%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 87.8%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 271 3.03 94.7%
New York 500 2.53 97.4%
Pennsylvania 355 2.77 96.2%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.3%
Vermont 16 2.5 77.0%
South State Statistics First-Names RUFUS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 689 14.21 97.1% Arkansas 218 7.34 93.6% Delaware 53 5.7 92.2% Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.7% Florida 1,480 7.44 98.8% Georgia 1,640 16.24 98.5% Kentucky 344 7.78 94.9% Louisiana 509 10.95 96.3% Maryland 360 6.03 96.8% Mississippi 538 17.98 96.3% North Carolina 2,038 20.49 98.9% Oklahoma 157 4.04 92.1% South Carolina 722 14.93 97.1% Tennessee 573 8.75 97.1% Texas 2,336 8.67 98.9% Virginia 687 8.26 97.4% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%

South States
State stats for the first name RUFUS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 689 14.21 97.1%
Arkansas 218 7.34 93.6%
Delaware 53 5.7 92.2%
Dist. of Columbia 87 13.26 92.7%
Florida 1,480 7.44 98.8%
Georgia 1,640 16.24 98.5%
Kentucky 344 7.78 94.9%
Louisiana 509 10.95 96.3%
Maryland 360 6.03 96.8%
Mississippi 538 17.98 96.3%
North Carolina 2,038 20.49 98.9%
Oklahoma 157 4.04 92.1%
South Carolina 722 14.93 97.1%
Tennessee 573 8.75 97.1%
Texas 2,336 8.67 98.9%
Virginia 687 8.26 97.4%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%
 

Full Names with RUFUS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RUFUS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RUFUS.

The most popular full name is RUFUS Williams. 1.87% of all the people named RUFUS have this family name.

There are 1953 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RUFUS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 RUFUS Williams 1.87%
2 RUFUS Johnson 1.70%
3 RUFUS Smith 1.62%
4 RUFUS Jones 1.24%
5 RUFUS Brown 1.14%
6 RUFUS Jackson 0.73%
7 RUFUS Wilson 0.68%
8 RUFUS Harris 0.66%
9 RUFUS White 0.66%
10 RUFUS Davis 0.61%
11 RUFUS Moore 0.61%
12 RUFUS Robinson 0.48%
13 RUFUS King 0.43%
14 RUFUS Lewis 0.43%
15 RUFUS Taylor 0.43%
16 RUFUS Hall 0.41%
17 RUFUS Hill 0.41%
18 RUFUS Miller 0.35%
19 RUFUS Turner 0.35%
20 RUFUS Wright 0.35%

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