Meaning not yet researched.
Russell: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 944 in 2025. Its best rank was #48 in 1904.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #48 in 1904; #345 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Russell in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#345 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1904, at #48.
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Russell: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 944 boys in 2025. Peak: #48 in 1904 · most boys in one year: 7,487 (1960).
In 2025, 944 US boys were named Russell, making it the 345th most common boys’ name of the year, up 22 places from #367 in 2024. That is 47 more than the 897 boys named Russell in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #48, reached in 1904. The most boys given the name in a single year was 7,487, in 1960. For comparison, it was #403 in 2015 and #67 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Russell in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 62 babies with the name. In all, 361,476 US babies have been given the name, 0.5% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 62,589 babies named Russell.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 8,433 US boys were named Russell; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 944. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,809 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Russell ranked highest in Idaho in 2025, at #115 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Russel (16,622 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Rosell, Rusell and Russelle are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Russ and Rusty.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Rosell (180), Rusell (61), Russelle (6), Rossel (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 8 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 22 | #115 | #311 |
| Alaska | 7 | #139 | #165 |
| Oregon | 23 | #187 | #318 |
| Montana | 7 | #194 | — |
| Minnesota | 32 | #207 | #464 |
| Utah | 26 | #211 | #213 |
| Iowa | 19 | #217 | #330 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | #220 | #372 |
| North Dakota | 6 | #221 | #279 |
| Maine | 6 | #229 | — |
| Indiana | 35 | #238 | #505 |
| Ohio | 51 | #250 | #438 |
| Virginia | 34 | #259 | #383 |
| Kentucky | 21 | #262 | #350 |
| Connecticut | 13 | #263 | #440 |
| Colorado | 25 | #270 | #411 |
| Missouri | 26 | #270 | #301 |
| Alabama | 20 | #283 | #364 |
| South Dakota | 5 | #297 | — |
| North Carolina | 35 | #338 | #489 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | #339 | #342 |
| Tennessee | 25 | #353 | #548 |
| New Jersey | 24 | #354 | #453 |
| Arizona | 22 | #354 | #717 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | #356 | #341 |
| West Virginia | 5 | #365 | #367 |
| Illinois | 29 | #373 | #484 |
| Washington | 20 | #381 | #210 |
| California | 86 | #388 | #415 |
| Arkansas | 9 | #393 | #476 |
| Mississippi | 8 | #405 | #242 |
| Michigan | 21 | #419 | #420 |
| New Mexico | 5 | #419 | #341 |
| Nebraska | 6 | #423 | #383 |
| Louisiana | 11 | #447 | #496 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | #454 | #510 |
| New York | 37 | #461 | #483 |
| South Carolina | 11 | #464 | #647 |
| Georgia | 22 | #497 | #536 |
| Nevada | 6 | #502 | — |
| Maryland | 10 | #505 | #444 |
| Texas | 47 | #647 | #506 |
| Florida | 22 | #724 | #575 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 944 | #345 |
| 2024 | — | — | 897 | #367 |
| 2023 | — | — | 815 | #393 |
| 2022 | — | — | 868 | #373 |
| 2021 | — | — | 919 | #355 |
| 2020 | — | — | 842 | #370 |
| 2019 | — | — | 804 | #391 |
| 2018 | — | — | 769 | #413 |
| 2017 | — | — | 790 | #404 |
| 2016 | — | — | 785 | #407 |
| 2015 | — | — | 769 | #403 |
| 2014 | — | — | 757 | #410 |
| 2013 | — | — | 672 | #433 |
| 2012 | — | — | 657 | #426 |
| 2011 | — | — | 707 | #402 |
| 2010 | — | — | 699 | #405 |
| 2009 | — | — | 646 | #434 |
| 2008 | — | — | 726 | #407 |
| 2007 | — | — | 712 | #411 |
| 2006 | — | — | 741 | #403 |
| 2005 | — | — | 731 | #393 |
| 2004 | 10 | #10,529 | 768 | #363 |
| 2003 | — | — | 811 | #343 |
| 2002 | — | — | 838 | #327 |
| 2001 | — | — | 925 | #307 |
| 2000 | — | — | 894 | #320 |
| 1999 | — | — | 855 | #326 |
| 1998 | — | — | 952 | #297 |
| 1997 | — | — | 1,100 | #256 |
| 1996 | 11 | #8,000 | 1,086 | #260 |
| 1995 | — | — | 1,205 | #240 |
| 1994 | — | — | 1,269 | #235 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,936 | 1,517 | #201 |
| 1992 | — | — | 1,711 | #185 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,509 | 1,833 | #174 |
| 1990 | — | — | 2,212 | #142 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,903 | 2,218 | #136 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,554 | 2,298 | #128 |
| 1987 | 19 | #4,432 | 2,379 | #119 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,158 | 2,407 | #116 |
| 1985 | 7 | #9,060 | 2,571 | #110 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,501 | 2,685 | #106 |
| 1983 | 33 | #2,713 | 2,744 | #104 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,937 | 3,032 | #97 |
| 1981 | 31 | #2,905 | 3,048 | #98 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,985 | 3,269 | #92 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,309 | 3,132 | #92 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,919 | 2,984 | #93 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,976 | 3,124 | #89 |
| 1976 | 12 | #5,121 | 2,999 | #87 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,232 | 3,232 | #82 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,949 | 3,168 | #84 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,894 | 3,397 | #77 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,884 | 3,782 | #69 |
| 1971 | 26 | #2,787 | 4,545 | #64 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,765 | 5,106 | #58 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,634 | 5,156 | #57 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,471 | 5,097 | #56 |
| 1967 | 21 | #2,767 | 4,889 | #58 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,561 | 4,857 | #61 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,132 | 5,645 | #58 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,519 | 6,238 | #58 |
| 1963 | 24 | #2,532 | 6,703 | #57 |
| 1962 | 24 | #2,519 | 7,042 | #57 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,140 | 7,333 | #55 |
| 1960 | 23 | #2,561 | 7,487 | #56 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,385 | 7,480 | #56 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,563 | 7,158 | #54 |
| 1957 | 23 | #2,405 | 7,223 | #54 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,801 | 7,402 | #52 |
| 1955 | 15 | #3,073 | 6,539 | #57 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,872 | 5,761 | #69 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,793 | 5,374 | #71 |
| 1952 | 19 | #2,489 | 5,349 | #70 |
| 1951 | 13 | #3,081 | 5,175 | #73 |
| 1950 | 18 | #2,416 | 4,945 | #67 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,707 | 5,007 | #69 |
| 1948 | 22 | #2,115 | 5,109 | #67 |
| 1947 | 20 | #2,272 | 5,270 | #69 |
| 1946 | 18 | #2,299 | 4,741 | #66 |
| 1945 | 14 | #2,431 | 3,806 | #64 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,918 | 3,931 | #63 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,335 | 3,752 | #73 |
| 1942 | 15 | #2,404 | 3,676 | #70 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,177 | 3,032 | #75 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,391 | 3,012 | #72 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,891 | 2,833 | #73 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,707 | 2,950 | #70 |
| 1937 | 15 | #2,179 | 2,895 | #67 |
| 1936 | 15 | #2,133 | 2,832 | #69 |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,287 | 2,833 | #68 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,762 | 2,736 | #70 |
| 1933 | 14 | #2,260 | 2,697 | #67 |
| 1932 | 17 | #2,019 | 3,021 | #63 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,672 | 2,942 | #63 |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,528 | 3,101 | #60 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,520 | 3,183 | #56 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,391 | 3,325 | #55 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,817 | 3,540 | #54 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,584 | 3,793 | #52 |
| 1925 | 18 | #2,179 | 3,804 | #53 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,858 | 3,946 | #52 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,823 | 3,805 | #52 |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,606 | 3,965 | #49 |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,569 | 3,946 | #52 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,401 | 3,901 | #51 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,847 | 3,645 | #50 |
| 1918 | 18 | #2,091 | 3,833 | #50 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,599 | 3,436 | #52 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,625 | 3,330 | #51 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,866 | 3,250 | #51 |
| 1914 | 12 | #2,106 | 2,568 | #49 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,865 | 1,946 | #50 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,607 | 1,449 | #56 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,773 | 770 | #55 |
| 1910 | — | — | 615 | #58 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,933 | 528 | #58 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,378 | 523 | #57 |
| 1907 | — | — | 503 | #57 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,919 | 459 | #53 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,894 | 432 | #58 |
| 1904 | 5 | #2,129 | 473 | #48 |
| 1903 | — | — | 390 | #56 |
| 1902 | — | — | 422 | #53 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,446 | 395 | #50 |
| 1900 | — | — | 427 | #62 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,801 | 338 | #56 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,244 | 359 | #61 |
| 1897 | — | — | 295 | #64 |
| 1896 | — | — | 327 | #64 |
| 1895 | — | — | 300 | #66 |
| 1894 | — | — | 278 | #72 |
| 1893 | — | — | 246 | #75 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,633 | 269 | #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 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).