The baby name Russel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrʌsəl/ (RUSS-əl).
Russel is English in Origin.
The baby name Russel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈrʌsəl/ (RUSS-əl).
Russel is English in Origin.
Russel is an English given name that stems from the Norman French surname Roussel, itself a diminutive of Old French rous, meaning “red” or “red‑haired.” Introduced to Britain after the Norman Conquest, the surname identified someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion; its sense is “little red one.” As a forename, Russel developed from the surname tradition, with the single‑L spelling a streamlined variant of the dominant Russell.
Use as a given name expanded in the 19th century alongside the broader fashion for surname‑first names, and it has remained steady in Anglophone countries. Common short forms include Russ and, informally, Rusty. Close variants include Russell (the dominant English spelling) and French Roussel; rare feminine elaborations appear as Russella. The one‑L spelling is attested among bearers such as Alfred Russel Wallace and designer Russel Wright.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #91 | 10 | 7,011 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #102 | 9 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #182 | 6 | 10,220 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #214 | 10 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #216 | 12 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #225 | 11 | 6,830 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #225 | 169 | 11,440 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #241 | 11 | 7,056 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #246 | 4 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 15,378 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 58 | 13,098 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #356 | 6 | 8,138 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #381 | 16 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #404 | 101 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #409 | 39 | 14,421 | |
| France | Boys | 2012 | #412 | 3 | 2,840 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #415 | 171 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #423 | 130 | 12,054 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #474 | 32 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #487 | 29 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #494 | 6 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #498 | 8 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| BH | 0 | #519 | 35 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #537 | 56 | 9,244 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #606 | 10 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #643 | 55 | 17,960 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #645 | 646 | 25,619 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #648 | 60 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #717 | 53 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #728 | 151 | 14,506 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #777 | 9 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #843 | 39 | 17,948 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #850 | 133 | 16,355 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #870 | 23 | 7,044 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #878 | 58 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,009 | 84 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,054 | 58 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,358 | 257 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,393 | 79 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
Russel is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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