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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#83 · 1 in 458
- West Virginia#96 · 1 in 478
- Utah#97 · 1 in 416
- Delaware#97 · 1 in 546
- Maryland#99 · 1 in 582
Best ever in a state: #16 in Idaho, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #83 | 53 | 1 in 458 |
| West Virginia | #96 | 22 | 1 in 478 |
| Delaware | #97 | 9 | 1 in 546 |
| Utah | #97 | 40 | 1 in 416 |
| Maryland | #99 | 57 | 1 in 582 |
| Wyoming | #101 | 6 | 1 in 401 |
| Montana | #102 | 11 | 1 in 427 |
| Connecticut | #106 | 34 | 1 in 664 |
| New Hampshire | #106 | 12 | 1 in 653 |
| Virginia | #108 | 65 | 1 in 667 |
| Alabama | #109 | 46 | 1 in 589 |
| Maine | #109 | 12 | 1 in 628 |
| Alaska | #112 | 9 | 1 in 490 |
| South Dakota | #112 | 9 | 1 in 508 |
| Idaho | #116 | 12 | 1 in 570 |
| Mississippi | #121 | 30 | 1 in 572 |
| Rhode Island | #122 | 8 | 1 in 833 |
| Tennessee | #122 | 51 | 1 in 699 |
| Colorado | #123 | 34 | 1 in 719 |
| Nevada | #123 | 14 | 1 in 616 |
| Hawaii | #124 | 13 | 1 in 555 |
| Ohio | #124 | 95 | 1 in 840 |
| Pennsylvania | #126 | 91 | 1 in 904 |
| Indiana | #129 | 52 | 1 in 779 |
| North Carolina | #130 | 59 | 1 in 805 |
| District of Columbia | #132 | 16 | 1 in 580 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 57 | 1 in 961 |
| Massachusetts | #134 | 44 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Georgia | #135 | 66 | 1 in 760 |
| Kentucky | #136 | 26 | 1 in 954 |
| Missouri | #137 | 43 | 1 in 883 |
| Iowa | #145 | 20 | 1 in 926 |
| Louisiana | #145 | 45 | 1 in 694 |
| Kansas | #147 | 20 | 1 in 846 |
| Florida | #148 | 100 | 1 in 917 |
| Oregon | #149 | 23 | 1 in 879 |
| Washington | #152 | 40 | 1 in 896 |
| Michigan | #159 | 64 | 1 in 1,110 |
| New York | #159 | 132 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Oklahoma | #161 | 22 | 1 in 933 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 10 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Texas | #168 | 180 | 1 in 851 |
| Wisconsin | #170 | 25 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Minnesota | #173 | 23 | 1 in 1,379 |
| Illinois | #174 | 82 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Arkansas | #177 | 15 | 1 in 1,033 |
| California | #187 | 275 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Arizona | #205 | 26 | 1 in 1,184 |
| New Mexico | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,269 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
24 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1904 at #48 (473 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 94 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 94 yrs · run 1889–1982
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 255
- 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
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 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 1990
boys
#142
2,212 births · 1 in 929 boys
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 929 of them was named Russell, which outranked 98.5% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Russell
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.