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Actors Russell Crowe And Russell Brand Have Popularized It Recent Years.
Russell Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.53%
Male
0.47%
Female
Russell is predominantly a boys name, with 0.47% of Russells being girls, and 99.53% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 355213 males named Russell, and 1695 females given the name
Popularity of Russell by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Russell in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Russell: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Russell' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Russell in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Russell's average ranking is 685.42, with it's highest ever rank being #. Russell has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 85 times.
Russell has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 356908 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Russell gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 122.05%. During this year, 1449 babies were named Russell, which was 0.1516% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.187%, in this year alone more than 7000 boys were named Russell.
Popular 'R' Names for Boys
| Name | 'R-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | 1. | 55. | 8215 | 0.227% |
| Robert | 2. | 94. | 5953 | 0.165% |
| Roman | 3. | 159. | 4187 | 0.116% |
| Ryder | 4. | 170. | 3854 | 0.107% |
| Ryker | 5. | 261. | 2779 | 0.077% |
| Richard | 6. | 285. | 2499 | 0.069% |
| Rowan | 7. | 320. | 2178 | 0.06% |
| River | 8. | 389. | 1825 | 0.05% |
| Rhett | 9. | 402. | 1761 | 0.049% |
| Riley | 10. | 414. | 1706 | 0.047% |
| Remington | 11. | 480. | 1401 | 0.039% |
| Reid | 12. | 481. | 1393 | 0.039% |
| Rylan | 13. | 485. | 1389 | 0.038% |
| Ricardo | 14. | 521. | 1293 | 0.036% |
| Raymond | 15. | 529. | 1264 | 0.035% |
| Rafael | 16. | 544. | 1232 | 0.034% |
| Ronan | 17. | 605. | 1101 | 0.03% |
| Reed | 18. | 694. | 960 | 0.027% |
| Romeo | 19. | 727. | 893 | 0.025% |
| Roberto | 20. | 733. | 886 | 0.024% |