Rutherford

Rutherford

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Rutherford first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 75 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 25 babies (rank #1,538 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Rutherford

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rutherford yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

729

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	8	#736
1881	6	#850
1882	6	#929
1883	5	#1,019
1886	6	#948
1897	7	#925
1898	7	#981
1905	9	#910
1906	6	#1,229
1909	5	#1,651
1910	7	#1,402
1911	7	#1,511
1912	13	#1,409
1913	13	#1,566
1914	12	#1,952
1915	19	#1,651
1916	14	#2,132
1917	21	#1,632
1918	17	#1,982
1919	16	#2,045
1920	18	#1,951
1921	25	#1,538
1922	14	#2,324
1923	13	#2,422
1924	21	#1,769
1925	14	#2,301
1926	13	#2,412
1927	13	#2,389
1928	20	#1,749
1929	7	#3,505
1930	15	#2,058
1931	11	#2,442
1932	7	#3,319
1933	11	#2,347
1934	7	#3,230
1935	14	#2,014
1938	13	#2,076
1939	6	#3,432
1940	9	#2,647
1941	12	#2,186
1942	12	#2,245
1944	8	#2,829
1945	5	#3,708
1946	9	#2,668
1947	9	#2,837
1948	7	#3,273
1949	13	#2,210
1950	7	#3,274
1951	8	#3,034
1952	6	#3,675
1954	10	#2,710
1955	8	#3,167
1956	7	#3,493
1957	6	#3,926
1959	8	#3,243
1961	5	#4,557
1964	6	#3,963
1965	5	#4,341
1966	6	#3,877
1970	6	#4,628
1972	5	#5,602
1977	7	#5,021
1978	7	#4,951
1990	7	#7,029
2007	5	#14,001
2012	5	#13,824
2014	6	#11,848
2016	8	#9,508
2017	8	#9,523
2018	11	#7,517
2019	5	#13,751
2020	6	#11,742
2021	11	#7,476
2022	9	#8,844
2023	11	#7,642

Year

Babies

Rank

1880

#736

1881

#850

1882

#929

1883

#1,019

1886

#948

1897

#925

1898

#981

1905

#910

1906

#1,229

1909

#1,651

1910

#1,402

1911

#1,511

1912

#1,409

1913

#1,566

1914

#1,952

1915

#1,651

1916

#2,132

1917

#1,632

1918

#1,982

1919

#2,045

1920

#1,951

1921

#1,538

1922

#2,324

1923

#2,422

1924

#1,769

1925

#2,301

1926

#2,412

1927

#2,389

1928

#1,749

1929

#3,505

1930

#2,058

1931

#2,442

1932

#3,319

1933

#2,347

1934

#3,230

1935

#2,014

1938

#2,076

1939

#3,432

1940

#2,647

1941

#2,186

1942

#2,245

1944

#2,829

1945

#3,708

1946

#2,668

1947

#2,837

1948

#3,273

1949

#2,210

1950

#3,274

1951

#3,034

1952

#3,675

1954

#2,710

1955

#3,167

1956

#3,493

1957

#3,926

1959

#3,243

1961

#4,557

1964

#3,963

1965

#4,341

1966

#3,877

1970

#4,628

1972

#5,602

1977

#5,021

1978

#4,951

1990

#7,029

2007

#14,001

2012

#13,824

2014

#11,848

2016

#9,508

2017

#9,523

2018

#7,517

2019

#13,751

2020

#11,742

2021

#7,476

2022

#8,844

2023

#7,642

Numerology of Rutherford

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