Recorded 1915–1983 Boys' name Peak 1968 62 births

Rusell — boys' name

62 babies named Rusell in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s71950s111960s211970s51980s13
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rusell was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rusell in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rusell

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Rusell between 1915 and 1983, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rusell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rusell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rusell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rusell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 62 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rusell at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

62

Since 1915

69 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1915

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1983

Rusell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1915

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Rusell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
21 births that decade — 34% of Rusell's all-time total
1910s51920s71950s111960s211970s51980s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rusell?
62 babies have been named Rusell since 1915. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Rusell most popular?
Rusell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Rusell been used?
Rusell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 69 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Rusell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Russel, Russ, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.