Is Russ a boy or girl name?
Russ is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Russ, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,111 US babies named Russ were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,386
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Russ since 1898
- 6,111
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 350 babies
Boys and girls named Russ, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 106 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 624 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,415 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,217 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 673 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 405 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,386 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,853 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,818 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,290 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,413 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,540 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,633 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,556 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,506 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,410 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,673 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,876 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,953 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,924 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,540 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,089 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #7,000 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,625 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,169 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,742 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,416 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,195 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,402 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,287 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,590 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,736 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,903 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,490 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,315 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,759 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,978 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 52 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 66 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 73 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 103 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 127 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 114 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 124 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 123 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 135 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 180 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 264 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 291 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 304 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 340 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 342 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 350 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 298 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 221 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 168 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 96 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 82 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 57 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 40 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 53 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 64 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 70 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 101 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 97 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 73 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 49 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 58 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 43 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,700 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,978 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,106 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,111 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,746 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,482 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,347 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,862 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Russ reached #427 in 1959. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Russ
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.