Russel

Boy name

Russel has been given to 16,622 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin /ˈɹʌsəl/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,622

Peak year

1920 (394 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +35%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Russel.

16,661 babies since 1880

16,722 babies since 1880

16,472 babies since 1900

16,776 babies since 1880

16,397 babies since 1880

16,351 babies since 1880

16,979 babies since 1880

16,181 babies since 1880

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