Russell Name Popularity

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How popular is Russell?

Ranking 413th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Russell is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #48 was reached in 1904.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1959 with 7,479 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Russell was 62 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Russell occurred roughly during the years 1885-1892, 1907-1918, 1939-1942, 1943-1947, and 1952-1956, whereas 1969-1974, and 1988-1999 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 Russell be?

For a number of years, the name Russell has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. however, the number of children named Russell lately has risen.

The name Russell still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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

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		Russell (Girl)		Russell (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	764	413
2017		< 5	--	785	404
2016		< 5	--	784	407
2015		< 5	--	765	403
2014		< 5	--	756	409
2013		< 5	--	669	433
2012		< 5	--	657	426
2011		< 5	--	707	402
2010		< 5	--	697	405
2009		< 5	--	646	434
2008		< 5	--	725	407
2007		< 5	--	712	409
2006		< 5	--	740	403
2005		< 5	--	730	394
2004		10	10,525	768	363
2003		< 5	--	811	343
2002		< 5	--	838	327
2001		< 5	--	925	307
2000		< 5	--	894	320
1999		< 5	--	855	325
1998		< 5	--	951	298
1997		< 5	--	1,100	256
1996		11	7,999	1,086	260
1995		< 5	--	1,205	240
1994		< 5	--	1,271	234
1993		11	7,933	1,516	201
1992		< 5	--	1,711	185
1991		14	6,507	1,834	174
1990		< 5	--	2,213	142
1989		10	7,901	2,218	136
1988		10	7,552	2,298	128
1987		19	4,431	2,379	119
1986		20	4,159	2,405	116
1985		7	9,058	2,570	110
1984		24	3,500	2,685	106
1983		33	2,712	2,744	104
1982		31	2,938	3,035	97
1981		31	2,905	3,046	98
1980		30	2,982	3,272	92
1979		25	3,309	3,133	92
1978		28	2,921	2,985	93
1977		27	2,975	3,125	89
1976		12	5,124	2,997	87
1975		22	3,234	3,233	82
1974		12	4,947	3,172	83
1973		24	2,894	3,399	77
1972		24	2,884	3,784	69
1971		26	2,787	4,540	64
1970		26	2,764	5,114	58
1969		26	2,633	5,158	57
1968		26	2,469	5,099	56
1967		21	2,767	4,888	58
1966		23	2,561	4,859	61
1965		17	3,128	5,649	58
1964		25	2,518	6,240	58
1963		24	2,532	6,706	57
1962		24	2,517	7,039	57
1961		31	2,140	7,337	55
1960		23	2,567	7,476	56
1959		24	2,385	7,479	55
1958		21	2,566	7,145	54
1957		23	2,404	7,218	54
1956		18	2,801	7,404	52
1955		15	3,074	6,532	57
1954		16	2,871	5,763	69
1953		16	2,794	5,375	71
1952		19	2,489	5,350	70
1951		13	3,079	5,176	73
1950		18	2,414	4,943	67
1949		15	2,706	5,006	69
1948		22	2,116	5,111	67
1947		20	2,272	5,267	69
1946		18	2,298	4,740	66
1945		14	2,431	3,803	64
1944		11	2,918	3,931	63
1943		16	2,335	3,751	73
1942		15	2,400	3,673	70
1941		16	2,177	3,032	75
1940		13	2,391	3,012	72
1939		10	2,892	2,831	73
1938		11	2,707	2,948	70
1937		15	2,179	2,896	67
1936		15	2,134	2,832	69
1935		14	2,288	2,831	68
1934		20	1,760	2,733	70
1933		14	2,259	2,696	67
1932		17	2,016	3,022	63
1931		22	1,672	2,943	63
1930		27	1,527	3,100	60
1929		27	1,520	3,184	56
1928		32	1,391	3,326	55
1927		23	1,817	3,540	54
1926		28	1,585	3,793	52
1925		18	2,179	3,803	53
1924		23	1,858	3,946	52
1923		23	1,823	3,805	52
1922		28	1,606	3,966	49
1921		29	1,568	3,946	52
1920		33	1,401	3,901	51
1919		21	1,847	3,646	50
1918		18	2,091	3,833	50
1917		24	1,599	3,436	52
1916		23	1,625	3,330	51
1915		10	2,866	3,250	51
1914		12	2,106	2,568	49
1913		12	1,865	1,946	50
1912		13	1,608	1,449	56
1911		9	1,773	770	55
1910		< 5	--	615	58
1909		7	1,933	528	58
1908		5	2,378	523	57
1907		< 5	--	503	57
1906		6	1,919	459	53
1905		6	1,894	432	58
1904		5	2,129	473	48
1903		< 5	--	390	56
1902		< 5	--	422	53
1901		7	1,446	395	50
1900		< 5	--	427	62
1899		5	1,801	338	56
1898		9	1,244	359	61
1897		< 5	--	295	64
1896		< 5	--	327	64
1895		< 5	--	300	66
1894		< 5	--	278	72
1893		< 5	--	246	75
1892		5	1,633	269	75
1891		< 5	--	186	87
1890		< 5	--	182	95
1889		< 5	--	198	89
1888		< 5	--	146	115
1887		< 5	--	96	133
1886		< 5	--	115	122
1885		< 5	--	94	145
1884		< 5	--	107	135
1883		< 5	--	67	180
1882		< 5	--	73	185
1881		< 5	--	65	181
1880		< 5	--	62	197

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.