Russell
Last seen for girls in 2004 at #9,892 · #345 for boys in 2025, 944 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 473 births
- Debut · boys
- 62 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 94 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 359,780since 1880
Russell over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #345 | 944 | |
| 2024 | — | #367 | 897 | |
| 2023 | — | #391 | 815 | |
| 2022 | — | #373 | 868 | |
| 2021 | — | #355 | 919 | |
| 2020 | — | #370 | 842 | |
| 2019 | — | #391 | 804 | |
| 2018 | — | #413 | 769 | |
| 2017 | — | #404 | 790 | |
| 2016 | — | #407 | 785 | |
| 2015 | — | #403 | 769 | |
| 2014 | — | #410 | 757 | |
| 2013 | — | #433 | 672 | |
| 2012 | — | #426 | 657 | |
| 2011 | — | #401 | 707 | |
| 2010 | — | #403 | 699 | |
| 2009 | — | #434 | 646 | |
| 2008 | — | #405 | 726 | |
| 2007 | — | #409 | 712 | |
| 2006 | — | #403 | 741 | |
| 2005 | — | #392 | 731 | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #362 | 768 |
| 2003 | — | #343 | 811 | |
| 2002 | — | #327 | 838 | |
| 2001 | — | #307 | 925 | |
| 2000 | — | #320 | 894 | |
| 1999 | — | #325 | 855 | |
| 1998 | — | #297 | 952 | |
| 1997 | — | #256 | 1,100 | |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #260 | 1,086 |
| 1995 | — | #240 | 1,205 | |
| 1994 | — | #235 | 1,269 | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #201 | 1,517 |
| 1992 | — | #185 | 1,711 | |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #174 | 1,833 |
| 1990 | — | #142 | 2,212 | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #136 | 2,218 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #128 | 2,298 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #119 | 2,379 |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | #116 | 2,407 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #110 | 2,571 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #106 | 2,685 |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | #104 | 2,744 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | #97 | 3,032 |
| 1981 | #2,847 | 31 | #98 | 3,048 |
| 1980 | #2,940 | 30 | #92 | 3,269 |
| 1979 | #3,236 | 25 | #92 | 3,132 |
| 1978 | #2,859 | 28 | #93 | 2,984 |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | #89 | 3,124 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #87 | 2,999 |
| 1975 | #3,155 | 22 | #82 | 3,232 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #84 | 3,168 |
| 1973 | #2,830 | 24 | #77 | 3,397 |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | #69 | 3,782 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 | #64 | 4,545 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | #58 | 5,106 |
| 1969 | #2,585 | 26 | #57 | 5,156 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 | #56 | 5,097 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #58 | 4,889 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #61 | 4,857 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #58 | 5,645 |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | #58 | 6,238 |
| 1963 | #2,489 | 24 | #57 | 6,703 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #57 | 7,042 |
| 1961 | #2,117 | 31 | #55 | 7,333 |
| 1960 | #2,512 | 23 | #56 | 7,487 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #56 | 7,480 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #54 | 7,158 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #54 | 7,223 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #52 | 7,402 |
| 1955 | #2,971 | 15 | #57 | 6,539 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 | #69 | 5,761 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #71 | 5,374 |
| 1952 | #2,411 | 19 | #70 | 5,349 |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | #73 | 5,175 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #67 | 4,945 |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | #69 | 5,007 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #67 | 5,109 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #69 | 5,270 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #66 | 4,741 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #64 | 3,806 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #63 | 3,931 |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | #73 | 3,752 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #70 | 3,676 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #75 | 3,032 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #72 | 3,012 |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #73 | 2,833 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #70 | 2,950 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #67 | 2,895 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #69 | 2,832 |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | #68 | 2,833 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #70 | 2,736 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #67 | 2,697 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #63 | 3,021 |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 22 | #63 | 2,942 |
| 1930 | #1,499 | 27 | #60 | 3,101 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #56 | 3,183 |
| 1928 | #1,366 | 32 | #55 | 3,325 |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | #54 | 3,540 |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | #52 | 3,793 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #53 | 3,804 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #52 | 3,946 |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | #52 | 3,805 |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 | #49 | 3,965 |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | #52 | 3,946 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #51 | 3,901 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #50 | 3,645 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | #50 | 3,833 |
| 1917 | #1,552 | 24 | #52 | 3,436 |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | #51 | 3,330 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #51 | 3,250 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #49 | 2,568 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #50 | 1,946 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | #56 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #55 | 770 |
| 1910 | — | #58 | 615 | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #58 | 528 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #56 | 523 |
| 1907 | — | #57 | 503 | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #53 | 459 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #57 | 432 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #48 | 473 |
| 1903 | — | #56 | 390 | |
| 1902 | — | #53 | 422 | |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #50 | 395 |
| 1900 | — | #62 | 427 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #56 | 338 |
| 1898 | #1,171 | 9 | #61 | 359 |
| 1897 | — | #64 | 295 | |
| 1896 | — | #64 | 327 | |
| 1895 | — | #66 | 300 | |
| 1894 | — | #72 | 278 | |
| 1893 | — | #75 | 246 | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #75 | 269 |
| 1891 | — | #86 | 186 | |
| 1890 | — | #94 | 182 | |
| 1889 | — | #89 | 198 | |
| 1888 | — | #114 | 146 | |
| 1887 | — | #133 | 96 | |
| 1886 | — | #122 | 115 | |
| 1885 | — | #145 | 94 | |
| 1884 | — | #133 | 107 | |
| 1883 | — | #180 | 67 | |
| 1882 | — | #184 | 73 | |
| 1881 | — | #178 | 65 | |
| 1880 | — | #196 | 62 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Russell was already there! It came in at #196, and was given to 62 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 74 boys a year got the name.
Where Russell is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#42 · 1 in 163
- Wyoming#44 · 1 in 179
- Montana#45 · 1 in 198
- Rhode Island#50 · 1 in 249
- South Carolina#51 · 1 in 221
Best ever in a state: #16 in Idaho, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #42 | 36 | 1 in 163 |
| Wyoming | #44 | 13 | 1 in 179 |
| Montana | #45 | 26 | 1 in 198 |
| Rhode Island | #50 | 27 | 1 in 249 |
| South Carolina | #51 | 106 | 1 in 221 |
| Vermont | #51 | 13 | 1 in 253 |
| Oklahoma | #52 | 93 | 1 in 218 |
| Utah | #52 | 67 | 1 in 187 |
| Georgia | #55 | 180 | 1 in 244 |
| West Virginia | #55 | 58 | 1 in 249 |
| Nebraska | #56 | 48 | 1 in 239 |
| Massachusetts | #60 | 103 | 1 in 414 |
| Missouri | #60 | 121 | 1 in 316 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 62 | 1 in 257 |
| Maine | #61 | 33 | 1 in 243 |
| Pennsylvania | #61 | 224 | 1 in 395 |
| Kansas | #62 | 58 | 1 in 272 |
| Nevada | #62 | 14 | 1 in 267 |
| Iowa | #63 | 80 | 1 in 269 |
| New Hampshire | #63 | 20 | 1 in 286 |
| Virginia | #63 | 103 | 1 in 356 |
| Colorado | #64 | 62 | 1 in 307 |
| Kentucky | #64 | 95 | 1 in 307 |
| North Dakota | #65 | 19 | 1 in 254 |
| Ohio | #67 | 222 | 1 in 415 |
| Michigan | #68 | 200 | 1 in 383 |
| Delaware | #69 | 11 | 1 in 386 |
| Florida | #69 | 144 | 1 in 374 |
| Alaska | #70 | 11 | 1 in 290 |
| Maryland | #70 | 62 | 1 in 427 |
| Illinois | #71 | 219 | 1 in 416 |
| Louisiana | #72 | 100 | 1 in 331 |
| Alabama | #73 | 87 | 1 in 347 |
| Indiana | #73 | 111 | 1 in 413 |
| Texas | #73 | 343 | 1 in 333 |
| New Jersey | #74 | 123 | 1 in 420 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 81 | 1 in 419 |
| Tennessee | #75 | 99 | 1 in 349 |
| District of Columbia | #79 | 28 | 1 in 385 |
| Mississippi | #81 | 61 | 1 in 349 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 113 | 1 in 394 |
| Washington | #83 | 62 | 1 in 409 |
| New York | #84 | 268 | 1 in 511 |
| Minnesota | #87 | 69 | 1 in 430 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 36 | 1 in 573 |
| Oregon | #88 | 34 | 1 in 460 |
| South Dakota | #88 | 13 | 1 in 374 |
| New Mexico | #92 | 25 | 1 in 385 |
| Arizona | #93 | 45 | 1 in 388 |
| Hawaii | #107 | 14 | 1 in 445 |
| California | #109 | 303 | 1 in 533 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Russell
- 22 spots since 2024 (#367 → #345)
- 25 spots since 2020 (#370 → #345)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#403 → #345)
- Biggest jump: 47 spots in 1884 (#180 → #133)
- Biggest drop: 41 spots in 1998 (#256 → #297)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #48 (473 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 94 yrs · run 1889–1982
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 255 boys born in 1914 were named Russell (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,809 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #48 in 1904, was only 1 in 271 (0.37%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.3% of all boys named Russell (62,406) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,023 | #89 (1889) | #147 |
| 1890s | 2,780 | #56 (1899) | #71 |
| 1900s | 4,552 | #48 (1904) | #55 |
| 1910s | 24,842 | #49 (1914) | #52 |
| 1920s | 37,208 | #49 (1922) | #53 |
| 1930s | 28,840 | #60 (1930) | #67 |
| 1940s | 41,336 | #63 (1944) | #69 |
| 1950s | 62,406 | #52 (1956) | #62 |
| 1960s | 60,447 | #55 (1961) | #57 |
| 1970s | 35,469 | #58 (1970) | #80 |
| 1980s | 26,651 | #92 (1980) | #111 |
| 1990s | 13,740 | #142 (1990) | #232 |
| 2000s | 7,792 | #307 (2001) | #370 |
| 2010s | 7,409 | #391 (2019) | #409 |
| 2020s | 5,285 | #345 (2025) | #367 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Russell in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 63,993 of them was named Russell, which outranked 71.6% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,665Walter27
- #2,665Xiomara27
- #2,665Yael27
- #2,736Russell26
- #2,736Adam26
- #2,736Adriene26
- #2,736Amity26
- #2,801Agatha25
- #2,801Alaine25
- #2,801Aline25
Tied with 64 names at #2,736; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 389 of them was named Russell, which outranked 98.9% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.