Russell
4 countries#345 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Russell was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
361,476 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #345 · peaked in 1960 with 7,510 births
Most common in: California, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,605 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #560 · peaked in 1981 with 117 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
86 births recorded 1953–2017 · peaked in 1959 with 9 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
16 births recorded 1997–2020 · peaked in 2001 with 7 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Russell’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #403 | — |
| 2007 | #409 | ↓6 |
| 2008 | #405 | ↑4 |
| 2009 | #434 | ↓29 |
| 2010 | #403 | ↑31 |
| 2011 | #401 | ↑2 |
| 2012 | #426 | ↓25 |
| 2013 | #433 | ↓7 |
| 2014 | #410 | ↑23 |
| 2015 | #403 | ↑7 |
| 2016 | #407 | ↓4 |
| 2017 | #404 | ↑3 |
| 2018 | #413 | ↓9 |
| 2019 | #391 | ↑22 |
| 2020 | #370 | ↑21 |
| 2021 | #355 | ↑15 |
| 2022 | #373 | ↓18 |
| 2023 | #391 | ↓18 |
| 2024 | #367 | ↑24 |
| 2025 | #345 | ↑22 |
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