Russell vs Russel

Side-by-side comparison of Russell and Russel - 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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Russel

Boy name · Rank #4434

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Metric Russell Russel
Current Rank #367 #4434
Total Births (all years) 359,780 16,610
Peak Year 1960 1920
Peak Year Births 7,487 389
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Russell Russel
1880s 1,023 73
1890s 2,780 222
1900s 4,552 352
1910s 24,842 2,181
1920s 37,208 3,288
1930s 28,840 1,835
1940s 41,336 1,741
1950s 62,406 1,802
1960s 60,447 1,729
1970s 35,469 1,168
1980s 26,651 914
1990s 13,740 550
2000s 7,792 355
2010s 7,409 261
2020s 5,285 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Russell Russel
2014 757 18
2015 769 20
2016 785 20
2017 790 30
2018 769 30
2019 804 30
2020 842 28
2021 919 25
2022 868 22
2023 815 14
2024 897 23
2025 944 27

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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