Boys' name · since 2019

Russo

Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Russo, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,351 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade

Russo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 25 recorded since 2019.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Russo has been recorded 25 times among boys since 2019, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.

  • #27,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 2019
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Russo ranks #27,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.

#27,351 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 2019
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Russo's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Russo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Russo splits its recorded history at 2022: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Russo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2019202120222024 7

Russo by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (18 births, 72% of the file).

2020s was Russo's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Russo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Russo?
Russo has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,351 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 7 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Russo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Russo ranks #27,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Russo most popular?
Russo was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Russo been used?
The SSA has tracked Russo since 2019 -- 6 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Russo?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Russo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2019–2024 (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 Russo 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.