Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Russel

#902 most common boys' name of all time · #2,072 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#902
Rank overall
#2,072 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
16,622
Since 2016
249
Peak year
1920 #283
Best rank
#283 1913
Girls Boys peak 394/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Russel is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 27 27 #3,957
2024 — 23 23 #4,435
2023 — 14 14 #6,226
2022 — 22 22 #4,573
2021 — 25 25 #4,122
2020 — 28 28 #3,738
2019 — 30 30 #3,640
2018 — 30 30 #3,612
2017 — 30 30 #3,589
2016 — 20 20 #4,777
2015 — 20 20 #4,716
2014 — 18 18 #5,069
2013 — 27 27 #3,755
2012 — 27 27 #3,809
2011 — 20 20 #4,664
2010 — 39 39 #2,959
2009 — 31 31 #3,476
2008 — 30 30 #3,563
2007 — 29 29 #3,595
2006 — 40 40 #2,832
2005 — 35 35 #2,961
2004 — 33 33 #3,018
2003 — 37 37 #2,676
2002 — 47 47 #2,225
2001 — 37 37 #2,566
2000 — 36 36 #2,581
1999 — 29 29 #2,868
1998 — 49 49 #1,959
1997 — 45 45 #1,995
1996 — 48 48 #1,874
1995 — 53 53 #1,684
1994 — 60 60 #1,544
1993 — 54 54 #1,639
1992 — 56 56 #1,575
1991 — 75 75 #1,299
1990 — 81 81 #1,217
1989 — 88 88 #1,132
1988 — 64 64 #1,287
1987 — 85 85 #1,032
1986 — 81 81 #1,031
1985 — 73 73 #1,088
1984 — 97 97 #884
1983 — 82 82 #973
1982 — 117 117 #820
1981 — 107 107 #851
1980 — 120 120 #801
1979 — 101 101 #866
1978 — 94 94 #886
1977 — 86 86 #916
1976 — 98 98 #844
1975 — 126 126 #743
1974 — 101 101 #797
1973 — 130 130 #706
1972 — 113 113 #746
1971 — 176 176 #624
1970 — 143 143 #692
1969 — 167 167 #607
1968 — 162 162 #595
1967 — 154 154 #602
1966 — 142 142 #621
1965 — 151 151 #620
1964 — 148 148 #641
1963 — 195 195 #566
1962 — 201 201 #556
1961 — 191 191 #569
1960 — 218 218 #537
1959 — 194 194 #557
1958 — 175 175 #585
1957 — 199 199 #548
1956 — 206 206 #522
1955 — 186 186 #545
1954 — 168 168 #567
1953 — 159 159 #566
1952 — 175 175 #530
1951 — 181 181 #502
1950 — 159 159 #542
1949 — 177 177 #497
1948 — 201 201 #472
1947 — 202 202 #474
1946 — 183 183 #475
1945 — 177 177 #447
1944 — 166 166 #472
1943 — 172 172 #472
1942 — 160 160 #484
1941 — 151 151 #479
1940 — 152 152 #469
1939 — 141 141 #481
1938 — 170 170 #442
1937 — 183 183 #419
1936 — 174 174 #422
1935 — 167 167 #438
1934 — 175 175 #425
1933 — 199 199 #385
1932 — 215 215 #384
1931 — 186 186 #414
1930 — 225 225 #379
1929 — 259 259 #350
1928 — 281 281 #335
1927 — 305 305 #327
1926 — 329 329 #312
1925 — 340 340 #309
1924 7 327 334 #321
1923 — 349 349 #302
1922 — 325 325 #319
1921 — 384 384 #287
1920 5 389 394 #283
1919 — 318 318 #310
1918 — 305 305 #326
1917 — 305 305 #303
1916 — 274 274 #317
1915 — 305 305 #285
1914 — 216 216 #308
1913 — 196 196 #283
1912 — 142 142 #305
1911 — 70 70 #327
1910 — 50 50 #364
1909 — 39 39 #394
1908 — 41 41 #359
1907 — 38 38 #361
1906 — 38 38 #340
1905 — 29 29 #399
1904 — 29 29 #387
1903 — 33 33 #339
1902 — 31 31 #359
1901 — 28 28 #352
1900 — 46 46 #310
1899 — 27 27 #353
1898 — 29 29 #363
1897 — 20 20 #436
1896 — 26 26 #387
1895 — 18 18 #489
1894 — 26 26 #365
1893 — 19 19 #433
1892 — 20 20 #443
1891 — 22 22 #375
1890 — 15 15 #509
1889 — 11 11 #612
1888 — 12 12 #603
1887 — 8 8 #717
1886 — 9 9 #674
1885 — 5 5 #979
1884 — 5 5 #991
1882 — 5 5 #973
1881 — 10 10 #583
1880 — 8 8 #735