How Many People Are Named Russell?
people named Russell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,653 people in the US has this name
Based on 361,476 babies named Russell in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,510 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which meant "little red one" in French. A notable bearer of the surname was the agnostic British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who wrote on many subjects including logic, epistemology and mathematics. He was also a political activist for causes such as pacifism and women's rights.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Russell in English. Counting Russell and these spellings together, about 213,641 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Russell (99.5%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Russell alive today is about 54 years old, and 48% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 43 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Russell first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1960, to 7,510 babies. In 2025, 944 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Russell never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #48, in 1904, and it was in the top 100 for 94 years, 1889 to 1982. In 2025 it ranked #345.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #345 |
| Best rank | #48 (1904) |
| Years in the top 100 | 94 (1889 to 1982) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #59 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Russell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Russell were born in California than in any other state: about 18,265 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Russell was given 1.9 times as often in Utah, 1.6 times in Montana and 1.5 times in Rhode Island.
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