Is Russell a boy or girl name?
Russell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 892 boys were named Russell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 360,516 US babies named Russell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #367
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Russell since 1880
- 360,516
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 7,505 babies
Boys and girls named Russell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,023 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,780 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 1900s | 4,552 | 36 | 0.8% |
| 1910s | 24,842 | 142 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 37,208 | 264 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 28,840 | 165 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 41,335 | 160 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 62,401 | 183 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 60,447 | 240 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 35,468 | 226 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 26,653 | 215 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 13,741 | 36 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 7,790 | 10 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 7,407 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,333 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 892 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 814 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 866 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 919 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 842 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 804 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 769 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 789 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 785 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 769 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 757 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 672 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 657 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 707 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 698 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 646 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 726 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 712 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 740 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 730 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 768 | #363 | 10 | #10,528 |
| 2003 | 811 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 838 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 925 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 894 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 855 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 952 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,100 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,086 | #260 | 11 | #8,000 |
| 1995 | 1,205 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,269 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,517 | #201 | 11 | #7,935 |
| 1992 | 1,711 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 1,833 | #174 | 14 | #6,509 |
| 1990 | 2,213 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 2,217 | #136 | 10 | #7,903 |
| 1988 | 2,298 | #128 | 10 | #7,555 |
| 1987 | 2,379 | #119 | 19 | #4,432 |
| 1986 | 2,407 | #116 | 20 | #4,158 |
| 1985 | 2,573 | #110 | 7 | #9,060 |
| 1984 | 2,685 | #106 | 24 | #3,501 |
| 1983 | 2,744 | #104 | 33 | #2,713 |
| 1982 | 3,033 | #97 | 31 | #2,937 |
| 1981 | 3,048 | #98 | 31 | #2,905 |
| 1980 | 3,269 | #92 | 30 | #2,985 |
| 1979 | 3,132 | #92 | 25 | #3,309 |
| 1978 | 2,984 | #93 | 28 | #2,919 |
| 1977 | 3,124 | #89 | 27 | #2,976 |
| 1976 | 2,999 | #87 | 12 | #5,122 |
| 1975 | 3,232 | #82 | 22 | #3,232 |
| 1974 | 3,168 | #84 | 12 | #4,948 |
| 1973 | 3,397 | #77 | 24 | #2,894 |
| 1972 | 3,783 | #69 | 24 | #2,884 |
| 1971 | 4,543 | #64 | 26 | #2,787 |
| 1970 | 5,106 | #58 | 26 | #2,765 |
| 1969 | 5,156 | #57 | 26 | #2,633 |
| 1968 | 5,097 | #56 | 26 | #2,471 |
| 1967 | 4,890 | #58 | 21 | #2,767 |
| 1966 | 4,858 | #61 | 23 | #2,561 |
| 1965 | 5,645 | #58 | 17 | #3,132 |
| 1964 | 6,241 | #58 | 25 | #2,519 |
| 1963 | 6,699 | #57 | 24 | #2,532 |
| 1962 | 7,044 | #57 | 24 | #2,519 |
| 1961 | 7,335 | #55 | 31 | #2,141 |
| 1960 | 7,482 | #56 | 23 | #2,563 |
| 1959 | 7,480 | #56 | 24 | #2,384 |
| 1958 | 7,153 | #54 | 21 | #2,563 |
| 1957 | 7,224 | #54 | 23 | #2,405 |
| 1956 | 7,402 | #52 | 18 | #2,801 |
| 1955 | 6,538 | #57 | 15 | #3,073 |
| 1954 | 5,761 | #69 | 16 | #2,872 |
| 1953 | 5,374 | #71 | 16 | #2,794 |
| 1952 | 5,349 | #70 | 19 | #2,489 |
| 1951 | 5,175 | #73 | 13 | #3,081 |
| 1950 | 4,945 | #67 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1949 | 5,007 | #69 | 15 | #2,706 |
| 1948 | 5,109 | #67 | 22 | #2,116 |
| 1947 | 5,270 | #69 | 20 | #2,272 |
| 1946 | 4,741 | #66 | 18 | #2,299 |
| 1945 | 3,806 | #64 | 14 | #2,431 |
| 1944 | 3,931 | #63 | 11 | #2,918 |
| 1943 | 3,752 | #73 | 16 | #2,335 |
| 1942 | 3,675 | #70 | 15 | #2,404 |
| 1941 | 3,032 | #75 | 16 | #2,177 |
| 1940 | 3,012 | #72 | 13 | #2,391 |
| 1939 | 2,833 | #73 | 10 | #2,891 |
| 1938 | 2,950 | #70 | 11 | #2,707 |
| 1937 | 2,895 | #67 | 15 | #2,179 |
| 1936 | 2,832 | #69 | 15 | #2,133 |
| 1935 | 2,832 | #68 | 14 | #2,287 |
| 1934 | 2,737 | #70 | 20 | #1,762 |
| 1933 | 2,697 | #67 | 14 | #2,260 |
| 1932 | 3,020 | #63 | 17 | #2,019 |
| 1931 | 2,943 | #63 | 22 | #1,672 |
| 1930 | 3,101 | #60 | 27 | #1,528 |
| 1929 | 3,183 | #56 | 27 | #1,520 |
| 1928 | 3,325 | #55 | 32 | #1,391 |
| 1927 | 3,540 | #54 | 23 | #1,817 |
| 1926 | 3,793 | #52 | 28 | #1,584 |
| 1925 | 3,804 | #53 | 18 | #2,179 |
| 1924 | 3,946 | #52 | 23 | #1,858 |
| 1923 | 3,805 | #52 | 23 | #1,823 |
| 1922 | 3,965 | #49 | 28 | #1,606 |
| 1921 | 3,946 | #52 | 29 | #1,569 |
| 1920 | 3,901 | #51 | 33 | #1,401 |
| 1919 | 3,645 | #50 | 21 | #1,847 |
| 1918 | 3,833 | #50 | 18 | #2,091 |
| 1917 | 3,436 | #52 | 24 | #1,599 |
| 1916 | 3,330 | #51 | 23 | #1,625 |
| 1915 | 3,250 | #51 | 10 | #2,866 |
| 1914 | 2,568 | #49 | 12 | #2,106 |
| 1913 | 1,946 | #50 | 12 | #1,865 |
| 1912 | 1,449 | #56 | 13 | #1,607 |
| 1911 | 770 | #55 | 9 | #1,773 |
| 1910 | 615 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 528 | #58 | 7 | #1,933 |
| 1908 | 523 | #57 | 5 | #2,378 |
| 1907 | 503 | #57 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 459 | #53 | 6 | #1,919 |
| 1905 | 432 | #58 | 6 | #1,894 |
| 1904 | 473 | #48 | 5 | #2,129 |
| 1903 | 390 | #56 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 422 | #53 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 395 | #50 | 7 | #1,446 |
| 1900 | 427 | #62 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 338 | #56 | 5 | #1,801 |
| 1898 | 359 | #61 | 9 | #1,244 |
| 1897 | 295 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 327 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 300 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 278 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 246 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 269 | #75 | 5 | #1,633 |
| 1891 | 186 | #87 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 182 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 198 | #89 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 146 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 96 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 115 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 94 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 107 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 67 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 73 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 65 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 62 | #197 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Russell reached #48 in 1904. As a girl name, it reached #1,244 in 1898. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Russell
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.