Russell

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Mormon	Boy	Russell M. Nelson, the 17th president of the LDS Church
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Little red one
French	Boy	Red
Old French	Boy	Red-haired
Old Scottish	Boy	Red-haired

Fun Facts about the name Russell

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Scrabble Score

7 points

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Popularity of Russell

Popularity Analysis

The name Russell first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1904 when it reached rank #48. It broke into the top 100 for 94 years. As of 2024, it ranked #367.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	367	Male	0.0483%
2023	393	Male	0.0443%
2022	373	Male	0.0462%
2021	355	Male	0.0490%
2020	370	Male	0.0457%
2019	392	Male	0.0416%
2018	413	Male	0.0396%
2017	404	Male	0.0399%
2016	407	Male	0.0388%
2015	403	Male	0.0375%
2014	409	Male	0.0370%
2013	432	Male	0.0332%
2012	426	Male	0.0324%
2011	402	Male	0.0349%
2010	406	Male	0.0339%
2009	434	Male	0.0305%
2008	406	Male	0.0333%
2007	410	Male	0.0321%
2006	403	Male	0.0338%
2005	394	Male	0.0343%
2004	363	Male	0.0364%
2003	344	Male	0.0385%
2002	327	Male	0.0406%
2001	307	Male	0.0448%
2000	320	Male	0.0428%
1999	326	Male	0.0419%
1998	300	Male	0.0469%
1997	256	Male	0.0551%
1996	260	Male	0.0542%
1995	239	Male	0.0600%
1994	234	Male	0.0625%
1993	201	Male	0.0733%
1992	185	Male	0.0816%
1991	174	Male	0.0865%
1990	142	Male	0.1029%
1989	136	Male	0.1059%
1988	128	Male	0.1149%
1987	119	Male	0.1222%
1986	116	Male	0.1250%
1985	110	Male	0.1337%
1984	106	Male	0.1432%
1983	104	Male	0.1473%
1982	97	Male	0.1609%
1981	98	Male	0.1636%
1980	91	Male	0.1764%
1979	92	Male	0.1751%
1978	93	Male	0.1746%
1977	89	Male	0.1828%
1976	87	Male	0.1834%
1975	82	Male	0.1991%
1974	82	Male	0.1949%
1973	77	Male	0.2106%
1972	69	Male	0.2262%
1971	64	Male	0.2494%
1970	58	Male	0.2686%
1969	57	Male	0.2819%
1968	56	Male	0.2871%
1967	58	Male	0.2746%
1966	61	Male	0.2676%
1965	58	Male	0.2982%
1964	58	Male	0.3076%
1963	57	Male	0.3248%
1962	57	Male	0.3351%
1961	55	Male	0.3406%
1960	56	Male	0.3454%
1959	56	Male	0.3449%
1958	54	Male	0.3322%
1957	54	Male	0.3300%
1956	52	Male	0.3451%
1955	57	Male	0.3125%
1954	69	Male	0.2785%
1953	71	Male	0.2690%
1952	70	Male	0.2704%
1951	72	Male	0.2714%
1950	68	Male	0.2713%
1949	68	Male	0.2779%
1948	67	Male	0.2860%
1947	69	Male	0.2846%
1946	66	Male	0.2867%
1945	64	Male	0.2766%
1944	63	Male	0.2830%
1943	73	Male	0.2580%
1942	70	Male	0.2609%
1941	75	Male	0.2418%
1940	72	Male	0.2537%
1939	73	Male	0.2498%
1938	70	Male	0.2594%
1937	67	Male	0.2649%
1936	69	Male	0.2666%
1935	68	Male	0.2647%
1934	70	Male	0.2572%
1933	67	Male	0.2643%
1932	63	Male	0.2814%
1931	63	Male	0.2752%
1930	60	Male	0.2741%
1929	56	Male	0.2877%
1928	55	Male	0.2914%
1927	55	Male	0.3041%
1926	52	Male	0.3314%
1925	53	Male	0.3303%
1924	52	Male	0.3381%
1923	52	Male	0.3359%
1922	49	Male	0.3525%
1921	52	Male	0.3467%
1920	51	Male	0.3545%
1919	50	Male	0.3590%
1918	50	Male	0.3653%
1917	52	Male	0.3583%
1916	51	Male	0.3607%
1915	51	Male	0.3689%
1914	49	Male	0.3755%
1913	50	Male	0.3630%
1912	56	Male	0.3208%
1911	55	Male	0.3195%
1910	58	Male	0.2950%
1909	58	Male	0.2980%
1908	57	Male	0.3144%
1907	57	Male	0.3172%
1906	53	Male	0.3186%
1905	58	Male	0.3016%
1904	48	Male	0.3415%
1903	56	Male	0.3015%
1902	53	Male	0.3179%
1901	50	Male	0.3417%
1900	62	Male	0.2638%
1899	56	Male	0.2934%
1898	61	Male	0.2717%
1897	64	Male	0.2419%
1896	64	Male	0.2533%
1895	66	Male	0.2377%
1894	72	Male	0.2226%
1893	75	Male	0.2032%
1892	75	Male	0.2046%
1891	87	Male	0.1702%
1890	95	Male	0.1520%
1889	89	Male	0.1663%
1888	115	Male	0.1124%
1887	133	Male	0.0878%
1886	122	Male	0.0966%
1885	145	Male	0.0811%
1884	135	Male	0.0872%
1883	180	Male	0.0596%
1882	185	Male	0.0598%
1881	181	Male	0.0600%
1880	197	Male	0.0524%

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