Russ
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning red; diminutive of Russell or Rusty.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Russ by the numbers
Russ was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 349 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Rusty
Like Russ, each of these traces back to Rusty: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Russ. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean red
Like Russ, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Russellred-haired; russet-colored782 in the US (2017)
- Flynndescendant of Flann the red218 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Russ
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