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Russ
OriginVariation of Russell, French
Meaning"redhead, fox-colored"
US Rank#5008
2025 SSA
About Russ
Short but substantial, Russ does not need the full-form Russell to go on the birth certificate. Russ strikes a nice balance between familiar, friendly, and underused.
Pronounced RUS.
As of October 2026, Russ ranked #5008 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #427 in 1959.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,818 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | #4,853 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold
U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn
American actor
- Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer
American film director
- Russell Paul "Russ" Springer
American baseball player
- Russ Abbot
English musician and actor
- Russell Scott "Russ" Grimm
American NFL player
- Russ Kingston
American actor
Russ in pop culture
- Russell Charles "Russ" Owen
character on British soap Hollyoaks
- Russell "Russ" Thompson Sr. and Jr.
characters in film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"
- Russ Wheeler
character in movie "Days of Thunder"
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