How Many People Are Named Russ?
people named Russ are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 75,515 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,131 babies named Russ in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
350 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of RUSSELL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Russ in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Russ alive today is about 57 years old, and 59% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Russ first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 1959, to 350 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Russ has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #427, in 1959. In 2025 it ranked #5,007.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,007 |
| Best rank | #427 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #524 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Russ alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Russ were born in California than in any other state: about 512 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Russ was given 3.1 times as often in Washington, 2.7 times in Oregon and 2.5 times in California.
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