Russ

Where Russ comes from

Diminutive of Russell.
— Wiktionary's entry for Russ
Along the way
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,002 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1922
    Russ Meyer born
    American film director and photographer
  3. 1959
    Peak, #427
    350 babies named Russ — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #635.
  5. 1975
    Russ J Kun born
    Nauruan politician
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Russell.
Namesakes
  • Russ Meyer · American film director and photographer, 1922–2004
  • Russ J Kun · Nauruan politician, born 1975
  • Russ Tamblyn · American actor, born 1934
  • Russ Howard · Canadian curler, born 1956
  • Russ Carnahan · American politician, born 1958

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.