Russ
Pronounced R AH1 S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1959
- 127 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Russ?
Russ is a boys' name, and first appears in 1898. It has been given to 6,122 children — the 1,371st most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 138 births across the past decade, against a peak of 350 in a single year. That peak was in 1959.
Rus is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Russ and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Rus
Nicknames
Russ is itself a short form of Russell.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AH1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Russ
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Russ
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Russ?
- Russ ranks 1,371st among boys' names in US records, with 6,122 births since 1898. Over the past decade it accounts for 138.
- Is Russ a unisex name?
- No. Russ is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Russ most popular?
- 1959, when 350 children were given the name. It has been in use for 127 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Russ spelled?
- Rus. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.