Russell is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Russell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #345 for boy births in the United States (and #686 across all names), given to 944 babies. Russell first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1960 (7,487 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 944 | 944 | — | #345 |
| 2024 | 897 | 897 | — | #367 |
| 2023 | 815 | 815 | — | #393 |
| 2022 | 868 | 868 | — | #373 |
| 2021 | 919 | 919 | — | #355 |
| 2020 | 842 | 842 | — | #370 |
| 2019 | 804 | 804 | — | #391 |
| 2018 | 769 | 769 | — | #413 |
| 2017 | 790 | 790 | — | #404 |
| 2016 | 785 | 785 | — | #407 |
| 2015 | 769 | 769 | — | #403 |
| 2014 | 757 | 757 | — | #410 |
| 2013 | 672 | 672 | — | #433 |
| 2012 | 657 | 657 | — | #426 |
| 2011 | 707 | 707 | — | #402 |
| 2010 | 699 | 699 | — | #405 |
| 2009 | 646 | 646 | — | #434 |
| 2008 | 726 | 726 | — | #407 |
| 2007 | 712 | 712 | — | #411 |
| 2006 | 741 | 741 | — | #403 |
| 2005 | 731 | 731 | — | #393 |
| 2004 | 778 | 778 | #10,529 | #363 |
| 2003 | 811 | 811 | — | #343 |
| 2002 | 838 | 838 | — | #327 |
| 2001 | 925 | 925 | — | #307 |
| 2000 | 894 | 894 | — | #320 |
| 1999 | 855 | 855 | — | #326 |
| 1998 | 952 | 952 | — | #297 |
| 1997 | 1,100 | — | — | #256 |
| 1996 | 1,097 | — | #8,000 | #260 |
| 1995 | 1,205 | — | — | #240 |
| 1994 | 1,269 | — | — | #235 |
| 1993 | 1,528 | — | #7,936 | #201 |
| 1992 | 1,711 | — | — | #185 |
| 1991 | 1,847 | — | #6,509 | #174 |
| 1990 | 2,212 | — | — | #142 |
| 1989 | 2,228 | — | #7,903 | #136 |
| 1988 | 2,308 | — | #7,554 | #128 |
| 1987 | 2,398 | — | #4,432 | #119 |
| 1986 | 2,427 | — | #4,158 | #116 |
| 1985 | 2,578 | — | #9,060 | #110 |
| 1984 | 2,709 | — | #3,501 | #106 |
| 1983 | 2,777 | — | #2,713 | #104 |
| 1982 | 3,063 | — | #2,937 | #97 |
| 1981 | 3,079 | — | #2,905 | #98 |
| 1980 | 3,299 | — | #2,985 | #92 |
| 1979 | 3,157 | — | #3,309 | #92 |
| 1978 | 3,012 | — | #2,919 | #93 |
| 1977 | 3,151 | — | #2,976 | #89 |
| 1976 | 3,011 | — | #5,121 | #87 |
| 1975 | 3,254 | — | #3,232 | #82 |
| 1974 | 3,180 | — | #4,949 | #84 |
| 1973 | 3,421 | — | #2,894 | #77 |
| 1972 | 3,806 | — | #2,884 | #69 |
| 1971 | 4,571 | — | #2,787 | #64 |
| 1970 | 5,132 | — | #2,765 | #58 |
| 1969 | 5,182 | — | #2,634 | #57 |
| 1968 | 5,123 | — | #2,471 | #56 |
| 1967 | 4,910 | — | #2,767 | #58 |
| 1966 | 4,880 | — | #2,561 | #61 |
| 1965 | 5,662 | — | #3,132 | #58 |
| 1964 | 6,263 | — | #2,519 | #58 |
| 1963 | 6,727 | — | #2,532 | #57 |
| 1962 | 7,066 | — | #2,519 | #57 |
| 1961 | 7,364 | — | #2,140 | #55 |
| 1960 | 7,510 | — | #2,561 | #56 |
| 1959 | 7,504 | — | #2,385 | #56 |
| 1958 | 7,179 | — | #2,563 | #54 |
| 1957 | 7,246 | — | #2,405 | #54 |
| 1956 | 7,420 | — | #2,801 | #52 |
| 1955 | 6,554 | — | #3,073 | #57 |
| 1954 | 5,777 | — | #2,872 | #69 |
| 1953 | 5,390 | — | #2,793 | #71 |
| 1952 | 5,368 | — | #2,489 | #70 |
| 1951 | 5,188 | — | #3,081 | #73 |
| 1950 | 4,963 | — | #2,416 | #67 |
| 1949 | 5,022 | — | #2,707 | #69 |
| 1948 | 5,131 | — | #2,115 | #67 |
| 1947 | 5,290 | — | #2,272 | #69 |
| 1946 | 4,759 | — | #2,299 | #66 |
| 1945 | 3,820 | — | #2,431 | #64 |
| 1944 | 3,942 | — | #2,918 | #63 |
| 1943 | 3,768 | — | #2,335 | #73 |
| 1942 | 3,691 | — | #2,404 | #70 |
| 1941 | 3,048 | — | #2,177 | #75 |
| 1940 | 3,025 | — | #2,391 | #72 |
| 1939 | 2,843 | — | #2,891 | #73 |
| 1938 | 2,961 | — | #2,707 | #70 |
| 1937 | 2,910 | — | #2,179 | #67 |
| 1936 | 2,847 | — | #2,133 | #69 |
| 1935 | 2,847 | — | #2,287 | #68 |
| 1934 | 2,756 | — | #1,762 | #70 |
| 1933 | 2,711 | — | #2,260 | #67 |
| 1932 | 3,038 | — | #2,019 | #63 |
| 1931 | 2,964 | — | #1,672 | #63 |
| 1930 | 3,128 | — | #1,528 | #60 |
| 1929 | 3,210 | — | #1,520 | #56 |
| 1928 | 3,357 | — | #1,391 | #55 |
| 1927 | 3,563 | — | #1,817 | #54 |
| 1926 | 3,821 | — | #1,584 | #52 |
| 1925 | 3,822 | — | #2,179 | #53 |
| 1924 | 3,969 | — | #1,858 | #52 |
| 1923 | 3,828 | — | #1,823 | #52 |
| 1922 | 3,993 | — | #1,606 | #49 |
| 1921 | 3,975 | — | #1,569 | #52 |
| 1920 | 3,934 | — | #1,401 | #51 |
| 1919 | 3,666 | — | #1,847 | #50 |
| 1918 | 3,851 | — | #2,091 | #50 |
| 1917 | 3,460 | — | #1,599 | #52 |
| 1916 | 3,353 | — | #1,625 | #51 |
| 1915 | 3,260 | — | #2,866 | #51 |
| 1914 | 2,580 | — | #2,106 | #49 |
| 1913 | 1,958 | — | #1,865 | #50 |
| 1912 | 1,462 | — | #1,607 | #56 |
| 1911 | 779 | — | #1,773 | #55 |
| 1910 | 615 | — | — | #58 |
| 1909 | 535 | — | #1,933 | #58 |
| 1908 | 528 | — | #2,378 | #57 |
| 1907 | 503 | — | — | #57 |
| 1906 | 465 | — | #1,919 | #53 |
| 1905 | 438 | — | #1,894 | #58 |
| 1904 | 478 | — | #2,129 | #48 |
| 1903 | 390 | — | — | #56 |
| 1902 | 422 | — | — | #53 |
| 1901 | 402 | — | #1,446 | #50 |
| 1900 | 427 | — | — | #62 |
| 1899 | 343 | — | #1,801 | #56 |
| 1898 | 368 | — | #1,244 | #61 |
| 1897 | 295 | — | — | #64 |
| 1896 | 327 | — | — | #64 |
| 1895 | 300 | — | — | #66 |
| 1894 | 278 | — | — | #72 |
| 1893 | 246 | — | — | #75 |
| 1892 | 274 | — | #1,633 | #75 |
| 1891 | 186 | — | — | #87 |
| 1890 | 182 | — | — | #95 |
| 1889 | 198 | — | — | #89 |
| 1888 | 146 | — | — | #115 |
| 1887 | 96 | — | — | #133 |
| 1886 | 115 | — | — | #122 |
| 1885 | 94 | — | — | #145 |
| 1884 | 107 | — | — | #135 |
| 1883 | 67 | — | — | #180 |
| 1882 | 73 | — | — | #185 |
| 1881 | 65 | — | — | #181 |
| 1880 | 62 | — | — | #197 |