Russell - A very unique male name
Russell appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #56. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Russell and more.
With that position 1 in 2,681 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Russell peaked in popularity 107 years ago in 1914 on position 49.
Famous with this name

Kurt Russell

Russell Crowe

Taylor Russell
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Russell is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Russell is currently topping the baby name charts in Montana at position #186 - and is the least popular in Missouri at position #720.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Russell is where you live.
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Russell origin and meaning
Russell is a 7 letter name with 2 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Russell, pop culture references for the name Russell and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Russell
We've found the following names that sound similar to Russell, sorted by popularity.
Rogelio / Russel / Rojelio / Rosalio / Rachel / Raziel / Roswell / Rushil / Rockwell / Raquel /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 428 |
2011 | 401 |
2010 | 400 |
2009 | 440 |
2008 | 408 |
2007 | 415 |
2006 | 403 |
2005 | 392 |
2004 | 360 |
2003 | 343 |
2002 | 329 |
2001 | 307 |
2000 | 317 |
1999 | 325 |
1998 | 300 |
1997 | 256 |
1996 | 260 |
1995 | 239 |
1994 | 233 |
1993 | 201 |
1992 | 185 |
1991 | 173 |
1990 | 141 |
1989 | 136 |
1988 | 128 |
1987 | 119 |
1986 | 116 |
1985 | 110 |
1984 | 106 |
1983 | 104 |
1982 | 97 |
1981 | 97 |
1980 | 91 |
1979 | 92 |
1978 | 93 |
1977 | 89 |
1976 | 87 |
1975 | 82 |
1974 | 82 |
1973 | 77 |
1972 | 69 |
1971 | 64 |
1970 | 58 |
1969 | 56 |
1968 | 56 |
1967 | 58 |
1966 | 60 |
1965 | 57 |
1964 | 58 |
1963 | 57 |
1962 | 57 |
1961 | 55 |
1960 | 56 |
1959 | 55 |
1958 | 54 |
1957 | 54 |
1956 | 52 |
1955 | 57 |
1954 | 69 |
1953 | 71 |
1952 | 70 |
1951 | 72 |
1950 | 68 |
1949 | 69 |
1948 | 67 |
1947 | 69 |
1946 | 66 |
1945 | 64 |
1944 | 63 |
1943 | 73 |
1942 | 70 |
1941 | 75 |
1940 | 72 |
1939 | 73 |
1938 | 70 |
1937 | 67 |
1936 | 69 |
1935 | 68 |
1934 | 70 |
1933 | 67 |
1932 | 63 |
1931 | 63 |
1930 | 60 |
1929 | 56 |
1928 | 55 |
1927 | 55 |
1926 | 52 |
1925 | 53 |
1924 | 52 |
1923 | 52 |
1922 | 49 |
1921 | 52 |
1920 | 52 |
1919 | 50 |
1918 | 50 |
1917 | 52 |
1916 | 52 |
1915 | 51 |
1914 | 49 |
1913 | 50 |
1912 | 59 |
1911 | 54 |
1910 | 56 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Montana | 186 |
South Dakota | 212 |
New Hampshire | 215 |
South Carolina | 231 |
Massachusetts | 276 |
Pennsylvania | 309 |
Utah | 312 |
Mississippi | 316 |
Wisconsin | 327 |
Oregon | 338 |
Idaho | 351 |
New Jersey | 355 |
Maryland | 367 |
Washington | 367 |
Michigan | 368 |
Alabama | 369 |
Minnesota | 392 |
Tennessee | 395 |
Georgia | 401 |
Virginia | 428 |
Florida | 463 |
Connecticut | 464 |
California | 466 |
New York | 477 |
Colorado | 488 |
Louisiana | 489 |
Iowa | 491 |
Illinois | 499 |
Kansas | 512 |
Ohio | 518 |
Oklahoma | 547 |
North Carolina | 555 |
Indiana | 567 |
Texas | 583 |
Kentucky | 621 |
Arizona | 657 |
Missouri | 720 |
Even more about Russell
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.