Rufino
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- roo-FEE-noh
- Origin
- Latin
Rufino is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “red-haired”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rufino mean?
Latin: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Latin Rufinus, from rufus
“red-haired”
From Rufinus, a derivative of Rufus, borne by several early Christian saints.
Is Rufino a girl's or a boy's name?
Rufino is a boys' name.
How popular is Rufino in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1927, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Rufino in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rufino in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,944 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,835 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,773 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,558 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,883 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,629 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,073 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,867 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,759 |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,802 |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,712 |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,976 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,725 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,829 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,707 |
| 1927 | 32 | #1,293 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,011 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,501 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
Names like Rufino
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francisco, Roberto, Ricardo, Ramiro, Anthony, Armando, Mario, Patrick, Lorenzo, Fernando, Arturo, Julio
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rufino: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rufino, updated 20 October 2026.