Rusten vs Russel

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

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Rusten

Boy name

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Name B

Russel

Boy name · Rank #4415

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Metric Rusten Russel
Current Rank Unranked #4415
Total Births (all years) 42 16,584
Peak Year 2005 1920
Peak Year Births 10 389
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rusten Russel
1880ss — 73
1890ss — 222
1900ss — 352
1910ss — 2,181
1920ss — 3,288
1930ss — 1,835
1940ss — 1,741
1950ss — 1,802
1960ss — 1,730
1970ss — 1,168
1980ss 5 914
1990ss — 550
2000ss 21 355
2010ss 6 261
2020ss 10 112

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rusten Russel
2014 — 18
2015 — 20
2016 — 20
2017 — 30
2018 6 30
2019 — 30
2020 — 28
2021 — 25
2022 5 22
2023 5 14
2024 — 23

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, 1984–2023.

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