The baby name Russel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2009. It was most popular in 1921 with 460 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Russel has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 53 |
| 1912 | 137 |
| 1913 | 200 |
| 1914 | 233 |
| 1915 | 354 |
| 1916 | 316 |
| 1917 | 342 |
| 1918 | 338 |
| 1919 | 353 |
| 1920 | 454 |
| 1921 | 460 |
| 1922 | 361 |
| 1923 | 410 |
| 1924 | 387 |
| 1925 | 392 |
| 1926 | 386 |
| 1927 | 356 |
| 1928 | 307 |
| 1929 | 281 |
| 1930 | 246 |
| 1931 | 153 |
| 1932 | 262 |
| 1933 | 195 |
| 1934 | 156 |
| 1935 | 127 |
| 1936 | 177 |
| 1937 | 187 |
| 1938 | 174 |
| 1939 | 108 |
| 1940 | 105 |
| 1941 | 135 |
| 1942 | 132 |
| 1943 | 164 |
| 1944 | 125 |
| 1945 | 137 |
| 1946 | 132 |
| 1947 | 202 |
| 1948 | 174 |
| 1949 | 161 |
| 1950 | 114 |
| 1951 | 113 |
| 1952 | 157 |
| 1953 | 105 |
| 1954 | 110 |
| 1955 | 163 |
| 1956 | 188 |
| 1957 | 169 |
| 1958 | 139 |
| 1959 | 148 |
| 1960 | 185 |
| 1961 | 119 |
| 1962 | 152 |
| 1963 | 195 |
| 1964 | 72 |
| 1965 | 77 |
| 1966 | 81 |
| 1967 | 107 |
| 1968 | 92 |
| 1969 | 87 |
| 1970 | 82 |
| 1971 | 90 |
| 1972 | 46 |
| 1973 | 75 |
| 1974 | 67 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1976 | 29 |
| 1977 | 35 |
| 1978 | 59 |
| 1979 | 42 |
| 1980 | 46 |
| 1981 | 69 |
| 1982 | 60 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 28 |
| 1985 | 31 |
| 1986 | 12 |
| 1987 | 24 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 16 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 19 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |