Russel
Last seen for girls in 1924 at #4,002 · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 196 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,610since 1880
Russel over time
Rank among boys' names. Russel has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | #3,949 | 27 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,433 | 23 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,220 | 14 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,570 | 22 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,118 | 25 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,734 | 28 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,636 | 30 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,607 | 30 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,586 | 30 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,776 | 20 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,711 | 20 | |
| 2014 | — | #5,066 | 18 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,753 | 27 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,807 | 27 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,659 | 20 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,958 | 39 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,476 | 31 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,561 | 30 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,591 | 29 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,832 | 40 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,960 | 35 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,014 | 33 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,674 | 37 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,224 | 47 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,562 | 37 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,578 | 36 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,957 | 49 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,991 | 45 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,872 | 48 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,682 | 53 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,544 | 60 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,638 | 54 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,572 | 56 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,297 | 75 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,216 | 81 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,130 | 88 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,286 | 64 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,030 | 85 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,028 | 81 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #884 | 97 | |
| 1983 | — | #972 | 82 | |
| 1982 | — | #819 | 117 | |
| 1981 | — | #851 | 107 | |
| 1980 | — | #800 | 120 | |
| 1979 | — | #864 | 101 | |
| 1978 | — | #886 | 94 | |
| 1977 | — | #913 | 86 | |
| 1976 | — | #844 | 98 | |
| 1975 | — | #741 | 126 | |
| 1974 | — | #796 | 101 | |
| 1973 | — | #704 | 130 | |
| 1972 | — | #746 | 113 | |
| 1971 | — | #623 | 176 | |
| 1970 | — | #692 | 143 | |
| 1969 | — | #606 | 167 | |
| 1968 | — | #595 | 162 | |
| 1967 | — | #601 | 154 | |
| 1966 | — | #621 | 142 | |
| 1965 | — | #620 | 151 | |
| 1964 | — | #640 | 148 | |
| 1963 | — | #566 | 195 | |
| 1962 | — | #556 | 201 | |
| 1961 | — | #568 | 191 | |
| 1960 | — | #537 | 218 | |
| 1959 | — | #556 | 194 | |
| 1958 | — | #585 | 175 | |
| 1957 | — | #547 | 199 | |
| 1956 | — | #522 | 206 | |
| 1955 | — | #545 | 186 | |
| 1954 | — | #566 | 168 | |
| 1953 | — | #566 | 159 | |
| 1952 | — | #529 | 175 | |
| 1951 | — | #502 | 181 | |
| 1950 | — | #542 | 159 | |
| 1949 | — | #496 | 177 | |
| 1948 | — | #472 | 201 | |
| 1947 | — | #473 | 202 | |
| 1946 | — | #475 | 183 | |
| 1945 | — | #447 | 177 | |
| 1944 | — | #472 | 166 | |
| 1943 | — | #472 | 172 | |
| 1942 | — | #484 | 160 | |
| 1941 | — | #478 | 151 | |
| 1940 | — | #468 | 152 | |
| 1939 | — | #479 | 141 | |
| 1938 | — | #440 | 170 | |
| 1937 | — | #419 | 183 | |
| 1936 | — | #422 | 174 | |
| 1935 | — | #435 | 167 | |
| 1934 | — | #423 | 175 | |
| 1933 | — | #384 | 199 | |
| 1932 | — | #383 | 215 | |
| 1931 | — | #414 | 186 | |
| 1930 | — | #379 | 225 | |
| 1929 | — | #349 | 259 | |
| 1928 | — | #335 | 281 | |
| 1927 | — | #326 | 305 | |
| 1926 | — | #312 | 329 | |
| 1925 | — | #309 | 340 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #320 | 327 |
| 1923 | — | #302 | 349 | |
| 1922 | — | #318 | 325 | |
| 1921 | — | #286 | 384 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #283 | 389 |
| 1919 | — | #310 | 318 | |
| 1918 | — | #326 | 305 | |
| 1917 | — | #303 | 305 | |
| 1916 | — | #315 | 274 | |
| 1915 | — | #284 | 305 | |
| 1914 | — | #308 | 216 | |
| 1913 | — | #282 | 196 | |
| 1912 | — | #302 | 142 | |
| 1911 | — | #323 | 70 | |
| 1910 | — | #362 | 50 | |
| 1909 | — | #388 | 39 | |
| 1908 | — | #355 | 41 | |
| 1907 | — | #359 | 38 | |
| 1906 | — | #335 | 38 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #379 | 29 | |
| 1903 | — | #330 | 33 | |
| 1902 | — | #355 | 31 | |
| 1901 | — | #347 | 28 | |
| 1900 | — | #307 | 46 | |
| 1899 | — | #346 | 27 | |
| 1898 | — | #360 | 29 | |
| 1897 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1896 | — | #380 | 26 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #358 | 26 | |
| 1893 | — | #419 | 19 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Russel was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Russel is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#165 · 1 in 878
- Wisconsin#196 · 1 in 2,066
- Ohio#268 · 1 in 4,055
- Kentucky#275 · 1 in 2,543
- Pennsylvania#288 · 1 in 4,763
Best ever in a state: #114 in Pennsylvania, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #165 | 6 | 1 in 878 |
| Wisconsin | #196 | 12 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Ohio | #268 | 13 | 1 in 4,055 |
| Kentucky | #275 | 11 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Pennsylvania | #288 | 16 | 1 in 4,763 |
| Louisiana | #295 | 9 | 1 in 2,377 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 7 | 1 in 2,600 |
| Michigan | #308 | 9 | 1 in 4,922 |
| West Virginia | #309 | 6 | 1 in 3,195 |
| Minnesota | #311 | 5 | 1 in 4,493 |
| Indiana | #329 | 5 | 1 in 5,399 |
| Tennessee | #342 | 6 | 1 in 4,469 |
| Mississippi | #387 | 5 | 1 in 4,289 |
| North Carolina | #392 | 7 | 1 in 5,102 |
| Illinois | #436 | 6 | 1 in 9,510 |
| California | #493 | 6 | 1 in 7,851 |
| New York | #549 | 5 | 1 in 17,651 |
| Texas | #738 | 6 | 1 in 9,861 |
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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 Russel
- 484 spots since 2024 (#4,433 → #3,949)
- 215 spots since 2020 (#3,734 → #3,949)
- 762 spots since 2015 (#4,711 → #3,949)
- Biggest jump: 289 spots in 1886 (#936 → #647)
- Biggest drop: 380 spots in 1882 (#563 → #943)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #282 (196 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 63 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1884–1984
- Highest: 1 in 2,615 boys born in 1913 were named Russel (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 63,262 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 19.8% of all boys named Russel (3,288) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 73 | #563 (1881) | #731 |
| 1890s | 222 | #346 (1899) | #404 |
| 1900s | 352 | #307 (1900) | #355 |
| 1910s | 2,181 | #282 (1913) | #312 |
| 1920s | 3,288 | #283 (1920) | #314 |
| 1930s | 1,835 | #379 (1930) | #418 |
| 1940s | 1,741 | #447 (1945) | #474 |
| 1950s | 1,802 | #502 (1951) | #546 |
| 1960s | 1,729 | #537 (1960) | #591 |
| 1970s | 1,168 | #623 (1971) | #781 |
| 1980s | 914 | #800 (1980) | #988 |
| 1990s | 550 | #1,216 (1990) | #1,763 |
| 2000s | 355 | #2,224 (2002) | #2,947 |
| 2010s | 261 | #2,958 (2010) | #4,056 |
| 2020s | 139 | #3,734 (2020) | #4,504 |
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.
Russel in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 6,524 of them was named Russel, which outranked 89.1% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #436Winston174
- #438Alfredo172
- #438Mervin172
- #440Russel170
- #440Carrol170
- #440Emory170
- #440Gabriel170
- #445Gus168
- #445Truman168
- #447Booker167
Tied with 4 names at #440; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.