Russell Boy
How popular is Russell?
#345 boy name in 2025
944 baby boys were named Russell in the US in 2025, making it the 345th most popular boy name.
Russell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #345 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 944 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #403 in 2015, #370 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (7,487 boys) |
| Highest rank | #48 in 1904 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Russell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Russell family of names ranked #339 for boys in 2025 (#363 the year before), with 971 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russell | 944 | 97% |
| Russel | 27 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Russell is most popular
Babies named Russell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 1.5 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Idaho: 1.5 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Utah: 1.4 per 1,000 (132 boys)
- Maine: 1.3 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- South Dakota: 1.3 per 1,000 (24 boys)
Russell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,023 | #89 |
| 1890s | 2,780 | #56 |
| 1900s | 4,552 | #48 |
| 1910s | 24,842 | #49 |
| 1920s | 37,208 | #49 |
| 1930s | 28,840 | #60 |
| 1940s | 41,336 | #63 |
| 1950s | 62,406 | #52 |
| 1960s | 60,447 | #55 |
| 1970s | 35,469 | #58 |
| 1980s | 26,651 | #92 |
| 1990s | 13,740 | #142 |
| 2000s | 7,792 | #307 |
| 2010s | 7,409 | #391 |
| 2020s | 5,285 | #345 |
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Questions
- Is Russell a boy or girl name?
- Russell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Russell were boys.
- How popular is the name Russell?
- 944 baby boys were named Russell in the US in 2025, making it the 345th most popular boy name.
- When was Russell most popular?
- Russell peaked in 1960, when 7,487 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #48 in 1904.
- How many people are named Russell?
- 361,476 babies have been named Russell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 210,700 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.
- Where is Russell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Russell was most common in North Dakota, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.