# Russ (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/russ/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,131 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,131 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

Diminutive of Russell.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 6,924 |
| 2012 | 12 | 6,954 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,877 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,677 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9,410 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9,507 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10,558 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,636 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7,541 |
| 2020 | 17 | 5,415 |
| 2021 | 18 | 5,293 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4,819 |
| 2023 | 21 | 4,856 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,413 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5,008 |

## People named Russ

- Russ Meyer, American film director and photographer (1922–2004)
- Russ Tamblyn, American actor
- Russ Carnahan, American politician
- Russ Fulcher, American politician (born 1962)
- Russ Howard, Canadian curler
- Russ Smith, American basketball player (born 1991)
- Russ Hamilton, American poker player
- Russ Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player
- Russ Conway, actor (1913-2009)
- Russ Freeman, American jazz guitarist; founder and leader of The Rippingtons (born 1960)
- Russ Grimm, American football player and coach
- Russ Powell, actor (1875-1950)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.