Rufus dog name
We found 763 dogs named Rufus in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Rufus is the #150 dog name. Almost all dogs named Rufus are male.
🐱 Rufus is also a cat name (#436 for cats, 21 cats).
Rufus as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #242 of 51,228 | 288 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #198 of 34,500 | 245 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #105 of 10,500 | 72 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #136 of 8,191 | 28 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #220 of 4,586 | 12 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #90 of 4,375 | 18 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #110 of 4,602 | 15 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #194 of 3,045 | 8 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #209 of 2,965 | 7 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #156 of 2,906 | 7 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #150 of 2,440 | 7 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #297 of 3,446 | 3 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #65 of 2,588 | 12 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #302 of 1,974 | 3 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #171 of 2,062 | 5 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #57 of 1,888 | 14 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #134 of 2,347 | 4 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #124 of 1,917 | 4 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #126 of 1,280 | 3 | 2019 |
| Miranda Colombia | #233 of 758 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #231 of 518 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Rufus. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
14 female and 628 male dogs named Rufus, in the places that record sex.
Rufus over the years
Dogs named Rufus per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Rufus
Compared to all dogs, Rufus is especially common among French Bulldogs (2.3×) and Miniature Schnauzers (1.9×).
Based on 582 dogs named Rufus with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Rufus
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Rufus as a baby name
Elsewhere it ranks #494 for boys in England and Wales and #498 for boys in Sweden. See Rufus as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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