Russell: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced RUS-uhl · 2 syllables

Inherited from Middle English Russel, from Anglo-Norman Russel. Doublet of Rousseau/Roussel. Equivalent to russel.

How popular is Russell?

Russell was the #345 name in the US in 2025, given to 944 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1910.

Babies named Russell in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1910).

Half of US adults named Russell are older than 61; most are between 30 and 83. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Russell have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Russell is pronounced RUS-uhl.

Russell was the #345 name in the US in 2025, given to 944 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1910.

Half of US adults named Russell are older than 61. Most are between 30 and 83.