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Russel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Russel?

Ranking 3,746th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Russel is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Russel has seen higher popularity rankings.

Its highest popularity ranking of #283 was reached for the first time in 1913 and as recently as 1920 with 389 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Russel was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Russel occurred roughly during the years 1887-1891, 1897-1900, 1907-1915, and 1916-1920, whereas 1980-1983, and 1996-1999 were years of successive downward movement.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will Russel be?

For a number of years, the name Russel has been moving downward in popularity. however, the number of children named Russel lately has remained about the same.

The name Russel is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Russel has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Russel (Girl)Russel (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 29 3,746
2017 < 5 -- 30 3,643
2016 < 5 -- 20 4,898
2015 < 5 -- 20 4,852
2014 < 5 -- 18 5,212
2013 < 5 -- 27 3,834
2012 < 5 -- 27 3,862
2011 < 5 -- 20 4,788
2010 < 5 -- 39 3,000
2009 < 5 -- 31 3,528
2008 < 5 -- 30 3,632
2007 < 5 -- 29 3,673
2006 < 5 -- 40 2,870
2005 < 5 -- 35 3,002
2004 < 5 -- 33 3,058
2003 < 5 -- 37 2,714
2002 < 5 -- 47 2,243
2001 < 5 -- 37 2,606
2000 < 5 -- 36 2,610
1999 < 5 -- 29 2,922
1998 < 5 -- 49 1,984
1997 < 5 -- 45 2,017
1996 < 5 -- 48 1,899
1995 < 5 -- 53 1,702
1994 < 5 -- 60 1,554
1993 < 5 -- 54 1,659
1992 < 5 -- 56 1,593
1991 < 5 -- 75 1,304
1990 < 5 -- 81 1,224
1989 < 5 -- 88 1,138
1988 < 5 -- 64 1,293
1987 < 5 -- 84 1,044
1986 < 5 -- 81 1,038
1985 < 5 -- 73 1,090
1984 < 5 -- 98 884
1983 < 5 -- 82 978
1982 < 5 -- 117 822
1981 < 5 -- 107 856
1980 < 5 -- 120 803
1979 < 5 -- 101 868
1978 < 5 -- 94 890
1977 < 5 -- 85 925
1976 < 5 -- 98 845
1975 < 5 -- 126 744
1974 < 5 -- 101 799
1973 < 5 -- 130 706
1972 < 5 -- 113 749
1971 < 5 -- 176 625
1970 < 5 -- 144 692
1969 < 5 -- 166 608
1968 < 5 -- 162 596
1967 < 5 -- 154 604
1966 < 5 -- 141 624
1965 < 5 -- 151 621
1964 < 5 -- 148 641
1963 < 5 -- 196 566
1962 < 5 -- 200 560
1961 < 5 -- 192 568
1960 < 5 -- 218 538
1959 < 5 -- 194 557
1958 < 5 -- 175 588
1957 < 5 -- 198 551
1956 < 5 -- 205 523
1955 < 5 -- 187 544
1954 < 5 -- 168 569
1953 < 5 -- 159 567
1952 < 5 -- 175 532
1951 < 5 -- 181 504
1950 < 5 -- 159 543
1949 < 5 -- 177 500
1948 < 5 -- 201 473
1947 < 5 -- 202 474
1946 < 5 -- 183 476
1945 < 5 -- 177 447
1944 < 5 -- 166 472
1943 < 5 -- 172 473
1942 < 5 -- 160 484
1941 < 5 -- 151 479
1940 < 5 -- 152 469
1939 < 5 -- 141 484
1938 < 5 -- 170 444
1937 < 5 -- 183 420
1936 < 5 -- 174 424
1935 < 5 -- 167 441
1934 < 5 -- 175 425
1933 < 5 -- 199 385
1932 < 5 -- 215 383
1931 < 5 -- 186 413
1930 < 5 -- 225 379
1929 < 5 -- 259 350
1928 < 5 -- 281 336
1927 < 5 -- 305 328
1926 < 5 -- 329 312
1925 < 5 -- 340 309
1924 7 4,373 327 321
1923 < 5 -- 349 302
1922 < 5 -- 325 319
1921 < 5 -- 384 286
1920 5 5,641 389 283
1919 < 5 -- 318 310
1918 < 5 -- 305 326
1917 < 5 -- 305 303
1916 < 5 -- 274 317
1915 < 5 -- 305 285
1914 < 5 -- 216 308
1913 < 5 -- 196 283
1912 < 5 -- 142 305
1911 < 5 -- 70 326
1910 < 5 -- 50 363
1909 < 5 -- 39 395
1908 < 5 -- 41 358
1907 < 5 -- 38 364
1906 < 5 -- 38 340
1905 < 5 -- 29 402
1904 < 5 -- 29 388
1903 < 5 -- 33 339
1902 < 5 -- 31 359
1901 < 5 -- 28 350
1900 < 5 -- 46 312
1899 < 5 -- 27 353
1898 < 5 -- 29 363
1897 < 5 -- 20 434
1896 < 5 -- 26 387
1895 < 5 -- 18 487
1894 < 5 -- 26 364
1893 < 5 -- 19 430
1892 < 5 -- 20 441
1891 < 5 -- 22 372
1890 < 5 -- 15 506
1889 < 5 -- 11 621
1888 < 5 -- 12 603
1887 < 5 -- 8 737
1886 < 5 -- 9 686
1885 < 5 -- 5 1,075
1884 < 5 -- 5 1,100
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- 5 1,070
1881 < 5 -- 10 584
1880 < 5 -- 8 735

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.