Girls' name · since 1940
Russella
Russella has 46 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Russella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Russella has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1966.
- #36,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Russella ranks #36,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #36,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Russella's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Russella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Russella splits its recorded history at 1952: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Russella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1966
- Peak year (1940)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Russella by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (23 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Russella's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Russella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 23 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Russella's data
- Russella's decade-level peak was the 1950s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Russella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Russella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.