Russell

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Russell is a given name that originated from the surname Russell, which in turn derives from the French name russel "red-haired, from rus "red hair color" and the suffix -el.

From Wikipedia

Russell first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 366 babies (rank #47 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Russell

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Russell yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,401

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

366

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Pixar: Russell — the Wilderness Explorer

Famous people named Russell

Russell Croweproducer · b. 1964
Russell Alan Hulseresearcher · b. 1950
Russell Westbrookbasketball player · b. 1988
Russell Toveyfilm actor · b. 1981
Russell Meansautobiographer · b. 1939

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	189	#49
1953	151	#55
1954	175	#47
1955	148	#54
1956	135	#59
1957	164	#52
1958	177	#46
1959	165	#53
1960	366	#47
1961	363	#46
1962	316	#50
1963	322	#47
1964	304	#46
1965	236	#58
1966	222	#62
1967	193	#65
1968	211	#66
1969	194	#71
1970	199	#68
1971	201	#70
1972	184	#74
1973	83	#96
1974	154	#78
1975	152	#75
1976	149	#78
1977	136	#84
1978	158	#76
1979	72	#101
1980	140	#79
1981	154	#79
1982	128	#86
1983	135	#84
1984	122	#88
1985	117	#90
1986	43	#107
1987	40	#109
2014	2	#709
2015	1	#2,077