Russell

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Russell: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Russell: Recorded since 1952, it reached #37 in 1959, and it stood at #727 in 2024.

6registrars recorded it
131times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#37highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#257
1997	#305
1998	#312
1999	#366
2000	#448
2001	#396
2002	#568
2003	#531
2004	#510
2005	#705
2006	#677
2007	#603
2008	#658
2009	#667
2010	#854
2011	#852
2012	#866
2013	#1063
2014	#959
2015	#903
2016	#1187
2017	#1247
2018	#1324
2019	#1369
2020	#1150
2021	#1023
2022	#1268
2023	#1018
2024	#1460

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 44 of the 59 years from 1964 to 2022.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #49 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1979
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New Zealand, in 1959 (recorded 1954–1979).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Russell appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 44 ranked years and 225 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Russell across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Russell's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#214 (1964)	#205 (1980)	#657 (2022)	44 of 59	225 (1964–2022)	11 (1980)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#49 (1952)	#46 (1958)	#97 (1985)	32 of 34	3,723 (1952–1985)	189 (1952)
England and Wales · Boys	#257 (1996)	#257 (1996)	#1460 (2024)	29 of 29	1,181 (1996–2024)	111 (1996)
New Zealand · Boys	#44 (1954)	#37 (1959)	#85 (1979)	21 of 26	2,863 (1954–1979)	214 (1961)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#271 (1997)	#192 (2001)	#392 (2020)	4 of 24	16 (1997–2020)	7 (2001)

Russell by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Russell in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	18	5 of 10	4
1970s	62	10 of 10	6
1980sbusiest	62	9 of 10	7
1990s	27	7 of 10	4
2000s	25	5 of 10	5
2010s	24	6 of 10	4
2020s	7	2 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Russell appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #37 in New Zealand in 1959.

Russell's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1460	18	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1018	29	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1268	21	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1023	28	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1150	23	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1369	18	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1324	19	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1247	21	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1187	23	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#903	33	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#959	30	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1063	25	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#866	35	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#852	34	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#854	34	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#667	46	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#658	46	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#603	49	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#677	40	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#705	36	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#510	51	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#531	44	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#568	36	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#396	58	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#448	46	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#366	62	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#312	81	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#305	84	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#257	111	High	Verified
1985	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	male	#95	76	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	77	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	male	#88	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	76	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	male	#90	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1976	New South Wales, Australia	male	#90	77	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	male	#92	75	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#90	80	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#85	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#85	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#80	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#73	105	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#75	90	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	108	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#62	146	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#63	138	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#60	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	175	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	170	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#53	165	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#46	177	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#52	164	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#59	135	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#54	148	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#47	175	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	151	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#49	189	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New Zealand	male	#85	61	High	Verified
1974	New Zealand	male	#92	70	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	male	#99	73	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	male	#83	95	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	male	#76	99	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	male	#91	84	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	male	#77	98	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	male	#59	119	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#48	142	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#56	132	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#63	130	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#52	166	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#50	167	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#38	214	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#40	197	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#37	209	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#46	166	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#49	153	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#43	165	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#45	153	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#44	170	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#392	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#305	3	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#192	7	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#271	3	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#657	4	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#713	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#554	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#548	5	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#532	5	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#473	5	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	6	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#313	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#286	4	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#278	4	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	5	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#224	7	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	8	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	10	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	10	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	11	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	7	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#220	9	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#240	7	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	4	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#238	6	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#233	7	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#270	4	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#214	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#727	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 70 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #37, first reached in 1959.

It held a top-100 place in 33 years, 21 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 214 births, registered in New Zealand in 1961.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 72 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Rut · #268, 45y
Ruta · #280, 37y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Frances · #38, 73y
Sally · #36, 74y
Dennis · #34, 74y
Bernard · #33, 74y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Alina · #37, 63y
Leslie · #37, 67y
Narelle · #37, 25y
Shelley · #37, 53y

Russell was ranked #37 in New Zealand · Boys in 1959. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Russell and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Russell without appearing here.

Russell moved ahead of

Gary Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1369 and #1253 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1150 and #2076.
Ross Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1369 and #894 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1150 and #1723.
Craig Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1369 and #1217 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1150 and #1492.
Grant Compare
In 2002 they stood at #568 and #568 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #531 and #761.

Moved ahead of Russell

Kenneth Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1018 and #1207 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1460 and #968.
Colin Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1018 and #1610 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1460 and #1000.
Kristian Compare
In 2007 they stood at #473 and #527 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2008 that had become #698 and #287.
Derek Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1018 and #1407 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1460 and #1108.

Moved the opposite way to Russell

Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 while Conor went from #56 to #13.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 while Liam went from #54 to #8.
Luke Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 while Luke went from #105 to #20.
Aaron Compare
Between 1965 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #250 to #657 while Aaron went from #222 to #62.

Moved the same way as Russell

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 and Adrian from #65 to #225.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 and Alfred from #134 to #657.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 and Denis from #21 to #178.
Francis Compare
Between 1964 and 2022 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Russell went from #214 to #657 and Francis from #16 to #251.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #37 in New Zealand in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Russell

Russell at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Russell across 5 official records

Russell by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Russell appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Russell

Russell and the names beside it

Russell moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Russell

Moved the opposite way to Russell

Moved the same way as Russell

Russell at a glance

Russell across 5 official records

Russell by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Russell appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Russell

Russell and the names beside it

Russell moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Russell

Moved the opposite way to Russell

Moved the same way as Russell