Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 344 860 boys have been named Russell. The name Russell ranks 19133th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Russell in 1981. The peak of popularity of the name Russell came in the 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.