Russel

Given to 16,622 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#3949
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
27
boys 27
Peak year
1913
196 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
16,622
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Russel was most popular in 1913, when 196 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.38 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Russel, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.1250.250.3750.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1913 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Russel was most popular in 1913, when 196 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.38 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Russel, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.00.1250.250.3750.51880192019602000Peak 1913

Russel was most popular in 1913, when 196 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.38 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Russel, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 27 3949
2024 <5 — 23 4433
2023 <5 — 14 6220
2022 <5 — 22 4570
2021 <5 — 25 4118
2020 <5 — 28 3734
2019 <5 — 30 3636
2018 <5 — 30 3607
2017 <5 — 30 3586
2016 <5 — 20 4776
2015 <5 — 20 4711
2014 <5 — 18 5066
2013 <5 — 27 3753
2012 <5 — 27 3807
2011 <5 — 20 4659
2010 <5 — 39 2958
2009 <5 — 31 3476
2008 <5 — 30 3561
2007 <5 — 29 3591
2006 <5 — 40 2832
2005 <5 — 35 2960
2004 <5 — 33 3014
2003 <5 — 37 2674
2002 <5 — 47 2224
2001 <5 — 37 2562
2000 <5 — 36 2578
1999 <5 — 29 2865
1998 <5 — 49 1957
1997 <5 — 45 1991
1996 <5 — 48 1872
1995 <5 — 53 1682
1994 <5 — 60 1544
1993 <5 — 54 1638
1992 <5 — 56 1572
1991 <5 — 75 1297
1990 <5 — 81 1216
1989 <5 — 88 1130
1988 <5 — 64 1286
1987 <5 — 85 1030
1986 <5 — 81 1028
1985 <5 — 73 1083
1984 <5 — 97 884
1983 <5 — 82 972
1982 <5 — 117 819
1981 <5 — 107 851
1980 <5 — 120 800
1979 <5 — 101 864
1978 <5 — 94 886
1977 <5 — 86 913
1976 <5 — 98 844
1975 <5 — 126 741
1974 <5 — 101 796
1973 <5 — 130 704
1972 <5 — 113 746
1971 <5 — 176 623
1970 <5 — 143 692
1969 <5 — 167 606
1968 <5 — 162 595
1967 <5 — 154 601
1966 <5 — 142 621
1965 <5 — 151 620
1964 <5 — 148 640
1963 <5 — 195 566
1962 <5 — 201 556
1961 <5 — 191 568
1960 <5 — 218 537
1959 <5 — 194 556
1958 <5 — 175 585
1957 <5 — 199 547
1956 <5 — 206 522
1955 <5 — 186 545
1954 <5 — 168 566
1953 <5 — 159 566
1952 <5 — 175 529
1951 <5 — 181 502
1950 <5 — 159 542
1949 <5 — 177 496
1948 <5 — 201 472
1947 <5 — 202 473
1946 <5 — 183 475
1945 <5 — 177 447
1944 <5 — 166 472
1943 <5 — 172 472
1942 <5 — 160 484
1941 <5 — 151 478
1940 <5 — 152 468
1939 <5 — 141 479
1938 <5 — 170 440
1937 <5 — 183 419
1936 <5 — 174 422
1935 <5 — 167 435
1934 <5 — 175 423
1933 <5 — 199 384
1932 <5 — 215 383
1931 <5 — 186 414
1930 <5 — 225 379
1929 <5 — 259 349
1928 <5 — 281 335
1927 <5 — 305 326
1926 <5 — 329 312
1925 <5 — 340 309
1924 7 4002 327 320
1923 <5 — 349 302
1922 <5 — 325 318
1921 <5 — 384 286
1920 5 4975 389 283
1919 <5 — 318 310
1918 <5 — 305 326
1917 <5 — 305 303
1916 <5 — 274 315
1915 <5 — 305 284
1914 <5 — 216 308
1913 <5 — 196 282
1912 <5 — 142 302
1911 <5 — 70 323
1910 <5 — 50 362
1909 <5 — 39 388
1908 <5 — 41 355
1907 <5 — 38 359
1906 <5 — 38 335
1905 <5 — 29 393
1904 <5 — 29 379
1903 <5 — 33 330
1902 <5 — 31 355
1901 <5 — 28 347
1900 <5 — 46 307
1899 <5 — 27 346
1898 <5 — 29 360
1897 <5 — 20 422
1896 <5 — 26 380
1895 <5 — 18 476
1894 <5 — 26 358
1893 <5 — 19 419
1892 <5 — 20 422
1891 <5 — 22 364
1890 <5 — 15 489
1889 <5 — 11 581
1888 <5 — 12 580
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — 9 647
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — 5 971
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 5 943
1881 <5 — 10 563
1880 <5 — 8 682

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