# Russel (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/russel/  
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 | /ˈɹʌsəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 16,622 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 16,610 / 12 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 39, 1996 to 2025 |

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 | 5,642 |
| 1924 | 7 | 4,373 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 4,793 |
| 2012 | 27 | 3,869 |
| 2013 | 27 | 3,840 |
| 2014 | 18 | 5,221 |
| 2015 | 20 | 4,861 |
| 2016 | 20 | 4,911 |
| 2017 | 30 | 3,656 |
| 2018 | 30 | 3,686 |
| 2019 | 30 | 3,702 |
| 2020 | 28 | 3,795 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4,212 |
| 2022 | 22 | 4,672 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6,449 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4,540 |
| 2025 | 27 | 4,020 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | 2,337 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2,943 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3,134 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2,636 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3,385 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Russel

- Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)
- Russel Crouse, American playwright (1893-1966)
- Twistzz, Canadian professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player (born 1999)

## 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.