Is Russel a boy or girl name?
Russel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Russel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 16,596 US babies named Russel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,522
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Russel since 1880
- 16,596
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 394 babies
Boys and girls named Russel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,181 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,288 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 1,835 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,741 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,802 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,730 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 914 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 550 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 112 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,522 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,445 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,672 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,211 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,792 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,699 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,910 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,860 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,219 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,791 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 39 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,633 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,870 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,060 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 53 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 60 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 85 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 97 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 82 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 117 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 107 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 120 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 101 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 94 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 86 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 98 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 126 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 101 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 130 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 113 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 176 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 143 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 167 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 162 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 154 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 142 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 151 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 148 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 196 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 200 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 191 | #570 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 219 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 194 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 175 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 199 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 206 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 186 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 168 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 159 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 175 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 181 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 159 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 177 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 201 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 202 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 183 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 177 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 166 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 172 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 160 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 151 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 152 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 141 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 170 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 183 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 174 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 167 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 175 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 199 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 215 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 186 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 225 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 259 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 281 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 305 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 329 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 340 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 327 | #321 | 7 | #4,373 |
| 1923 | 349 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 325 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 384 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 389 | #283 | 5 | #5,642 |
| 1919 | 318 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 305 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 305 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 274 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 305 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 216 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 196 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 142 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 70 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 50 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 39 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 41 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 38 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 38 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 29 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 29 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 33 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 31 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 28 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 46 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 27 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 29 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 26 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 18 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 26 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 19 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 15 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 12 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #735 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Russel reached #283 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #4,373 in 1924. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Russel
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.