Russell

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 164 babies (rank #202 that year). In 2024 it was given to 91 boys (rank #363). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Russell

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

2,751
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
164
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991164#202
1992148#210
1993121#241
1994119#229
1995101#286
199687#314
1997112#250
199872#335
199957#380
200043#463
200177#317
200298#245
200369#344
200471#339
200570#351
200657#449
200768#417
200864#444
200972#412
201054#510
201160#460
201256#501
201356#502
201477#389
201586#363
201682#385
201778#398
201868#436
201967#441
202094#343
202171#422
202264#448
202377#384
202491#363