Russell
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning red-haired; russet-colored.
How Russell has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #403 |
| 2016 | #407 |
| 2017 | #404 |
| 2018 | #413 |
| 2019 | #391 |
| 2020 | #370 |
| 2021 | #355 |
| 2022 | #374 |
| 2023 | #391 |
| 2024 | #367 |
| 2025 | #345 |
Russell by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Russell. In the US, 782 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 7,478 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 270 American boys born that year was called Russell.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Russell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean red
Like Russell, 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)
- Flynndescendant of Flann the red218 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ridleyred clearing; a place name used as given name145 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Russell
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