Russell has been given to about 361,476 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Russell ranks 345th among American boys in 2025, with 944 born that year. Its best year was 1960, when 7,510 babies were given the name, ranking 56th. The typical living American called Russell is about 63 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.