Russel
3 countries#3949 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Russel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
16,622 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #3949 · peaked in 1920 with 394 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Illinois, Michigan
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
52 births recorded 1946–2012 · peaked in 1960 with 5 births
Most common in: La Réunion
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
16 births recorded 1977–1990 · peaked in 1980 with 5 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Russel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2832 | — |
| 2007 | #3591 | ↓759 |
| 2008 | #3561 | ↑30 |
| 2009 | #3476 | ↑85 |
| 2010 | #2958 | ↑518 |
| 2011 | #4659 | ↓1701 |
| 2012 | #3807 | ↑852 |
| 2013 | #3753 | ↑54 |
| 2014 | #5066 | ↓1313 |
| 2015 | #4711 | ↑355 |
| 2016 | #4776 | ↓65 |
| 2017 | #3586 | ↑1190 |
| 2018 | #3607 | ↓21 |
| 2019 | #3636 | ↓29 |
| 2020 | #3734 | ↓98 |
| 2021 | #4118 | ↓384 |
| 2022 | #4570 | ↓452 |
| 2023 | #6220 | ↓1650 |
| 2024 | #4433 | ↑1787 |
| 2025 | #3949 | ↑484 |
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