Russell vs Russ

Side-by-side comparison of Russell and Russ - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Russell

Boy name · Rank #367

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Name B

Russ

Boy name · Rank #6215

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Metric Russell Russ
Current Rank #367 #6215
Total Births (all years) 359,780 6,131
Peak Year 1960 1959
Peak Year Births 7,487 350
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1898

Births by Decade

Decade Russell Russ
1880s 1,023 -
1890s 2,780 6
1900s 4,552 5
1910s 24,842 66
1920s 37,208 106
1930s 28,840 173
1940s 41,336 624
1950s 62,406 1,415
1960s 60,447 2,217
1970s 35,469 673
1980s 26,651 405
1990s 13,740 171
2000s 7,792 70
2010s 7,409 89
2020s 5,285 111

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Russell Russ
2014 757 5
2015 769 8
2016 785 8
2017 790 7
2018 769 13
2019 804 11
2020 842 17
2021 919 18
2022 868 21
2023 815 21
2024 897 14
2025 944 20

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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