Given name & surname
Rufino
“red(-haired )”·“a red-haired man”
Rufino is a variant of Rufus. Interpretations include “red(-haired )” (Latin) and “a red-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rufino is a variant of Rufus. Interpretations include “red(-haired )” (Latin) and “a red-haired man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Rufino developed from Rufus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rufino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,650
- 1,650 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1927. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,614 as a first name in 2020; 1,349 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rufino’s family of names
Rufino developed from Rufus. Rufino has a related form in Ruffino. Rufino has a related form in Rufus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Rufino
- Rufino TamayoMexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991)
- Rufino SantosCatholic Archbishop and Cardinal (1908–1973)
- Rufino Blanco FombonaVenezuelan writer (1874-1944)
- Rufino SegoviaSpanish footballerborn 1985
- Rufino José CuervoColombian writer, linguist and philologist (1844–1911)
- Rufino Gamaassociation football playerborn 1998
- Rufino de ElizaldeArgentine politician (1822-1887)
- Rufino BernedoChilean basketball player1926–2006
- Rufino Rodríguez de la TorreArgentine yacht racer1902–2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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