Russell

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Russell is a given name of Old French origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 360,516 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 358,820 as boys and 1,696 as girls. Russell gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly. It is the #202 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 892
2023 814
2022 866
2021 919
2020 842
2019 804
2018 769
2017 789
2016 785
2015 769
2014 757
2013 672
2012 657
2011 707
2010 698
2009 646
2008 726
2007 712
2006 740
2005 730
2004 778
2003 811
2002 838
2001 925
2000 894
1999 855
1998 952
1997 1,100
1996 1,097
1995 1,205
1994 1,269
1993 1,528
1992 1,711
1991 1,847
1990 2,213
1989 2,227
1988 2,308
1987 2,398
1986 2,427
1985 2,580
1984 2,709
1983 2,777
1982 3,064
1981 3,079
1980 3,299
1979 3,157
1978 3,012
1977 3,151
1976 3,011
1975 3,254
1974 3,180
1973 3,421
1972 3,807
1971 4,569
1970 5,132
1969 5,182
1968 5,123
1967 4,911
1966 4,881
1965 5,662
1964 6,266
1963 6,723
1962 7,068
1961 7,366
1960 7,505
1959 7,504
1958 7,174
1957 7,247
1956 7,420
1955 6,553
1954 5,777
1953 5,390
1952 5,368
1951 5,188
1950 4,963
1949 5,022
1948 5,131
1947 5,290
1946 4,759
1945 3,820
1944 3,942
1943 3,768
1942 3,690
1941 3,048
1940 3,025
1939 2,843
1938 2,961
1937 2,910
1936 2,847
1935 2,846
1934 2,757
1933 2,711
1932 3,037
1931 2,965
1930 3,128
1929 3,210
1928 3,357
1927 3,563
1926 3,821
1925 3,822
1924 3,969
1923 3,828
1922 3,993
1921 3,975
1920 3,934
1919 3,666
1918 3,851
1917 3,460
1916 3,353
1915 3,260
1914 2,580
1913 1,958
1912 1,462
1911 779
1910 615
1909 535
1908 528
1907 503
1906 465
1905 438
1904 478
1903 390
1902 422
1901 402
1900 427
1899 343
1898 368
1897 295
1896 327
1895 300
1894 278
1893 246
1892 274
1891 186
1890 182
1889 198
1888 146
1887 96
1886 115
1885 94
1884 107
1883 67
1882 73
1881 65
1880 62