Russian Baby Names
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Explore 174 Russian baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Russian Girl Names
Anastasia#163 in the U.S.Resurrection — from Greek anastasis (resurrection, rising up), from ana (up) + stasis (standingVera#205 in the U.S.Faith; truth; from Latin vera (true) and Russian/Slavic vera (faith)Anya#375 in the U.S.Russian and Eastern European diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'grace', 'favor', Tiana#598 in the U.S.Short form of Tatiana (from the Roman family Tatius, origin uncertain) or of Christiana (from LSasha#684 in the U.S.Russian and Slavic diminutive of Alexander or Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros composed of alexLara#693 in the U.S.Protection; from the Roman Lares (protective household gods), or as a Russian diminutive of LarZoya#1002 in the U.S.Life; Russian form of the Greek name Zoe, from Greek zoe (life)Tatiana#1106 in the U.S.Of the Tatius family; Latin Tatiana, feminine of Tatianus, from the Roman family name Tatius (pNatasha#1148 in the U.S.Born on Christmas Day; Russian diminutive of Natalia, from Latin natalis (relating to birth, spSonia#1307 in the U.S.Wisdom, wise oneYuliana#1560 in the U.S.A feminine form derived from the Roman family name Julius (Juliana), traditionally interpreted Nadine#1627 in the U.S.French diminutive of Nadia, ultimately from Russian Nadezhda meaning 'hope'.Irina#1636 in the U.S.The Russian and Slavic form of Irene, from Greek 'eirene' meaning 'peace', the name of the GreeLiza#1648 in the U.S.My God is an oathYelena#1807 in the U.S.TorchTamara#1816 in the U.S.Date palmMargarita#1893 in the U.S.PearlSonya#1939 in the U.S.WisdomAlyna#2020 in the U.S.NobleKatia#2042 in the U.S.Each of the twoMilaya#2091 in the U.S.From Russian milaya, 'darling, dear, sweet' — the endearment behind Mila — also a modern Mila +Dasha#2128 in the U.S.Russian diminutive of Daria/Darya, ultimately from the Old Persian royal name Darayavahush ('poVanya#2408 in the U.S.God is gracious (diminutive of Ivan/Ivana)Yana#2409 in the U.S.God is gracious (Slavic form of Jana/Joanna)Natalya#2427 in the U.S.Relating to birth, birthdayAnia#2544 in the U.S.Favour, graceArina#2654 in the U.S.PeaceOlga#3201 in the U.S.Holy, blessed; Russian form of Scandinavian Helga, from Old Norse heilagr, 'holy'Arisha#3214 in the U.S.Peace; Russian diminutive of Arina, the folk form of Irina, from Greek EireneMisha#3236 in the U.S.who is like God? (diminutive of Mikhail/Michael)Polina#3284 in the U.S.Small, humble; Russian form of Pauline/Paulina, feminine of Latin PaulusNeva#3333 in the U.S.From Spanish nieve, 'snow' (as in Sierra Nevada, 'snowy range'); also the river Neva of St. PetAsya#3401 in the U.S.Sunrise or the east, from Turkish and Hebrew Asia; also a Russian diminutive of Anastasia meaniDarya#3534 in the U.S.Sea, large river; from the Persian word daryaKatya#3614 in the U.S.Each of the twoMishka#3750 in the U.S.Russian pet form of Mikhail (Michael), 'who is like God?' (Hebrew); also a fond word for 'a litTanya#3767 in the U.S.Russian pet form of Tatiana — from the Roman family name Tatius, its own meaning lost — long anDaysha#3924 in the U.S.Phonetic styling of Dasha — Russian pet form of Darya/Dorothea lines ('gift of God' / 'possessoAnja#4075 in the U.S.Grace; a German and Scandinavian spelling of Russian Anya, the pet form of Anna, from Hebrew ChNaina#4242 in the U.S.Eyes; from Hindi naina, a poetic word for eyes derived from Sanskrit nayanaDanya#4283 in the U.S.Feminine form in the Daniel family — Hebrew 'God is my judge' — also a Russian pet form of DaniIlya#5027 in the U.S.The Russian form of Elijah — from Hebrew, 'my God is Yahweh; the Lord is my God'; in Russian a Mischa#5059 in the U.S.A spelling of Misha — a Russian pet form of Mikhail (Michael), 'who is like God?' (Hebrew); herAnyah#5574 in the U.S.A spelling of Anya — a Russian/Slavic form of Anna, from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace; favor'; rouNadya#5853 in the U.S.Spelling of Nadya/Nadia — from Russian Nadezhda, 'hope'Taniya#5890 in the U.S.A spelling of Tania/Tanya — a short form of Tatiana (a Roman family name, often linked to 'fairEkaterina#5970 in the U.S.A Russian/Bulgarian form of Catherine — from Greek Aikaterine, long linked to katharos, 'pure'Tyana#6528 in the U.S.A spelling of Tiana — a short form of Tatiana (from a Roman family name, popularly taken as 'a Anastasiya#6563 in the U.S.A Russian/Ukrainian form of Anastasia — from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection; rising again'Dasia#6603 in the U.S.Modern melodic name — readable via Russian Dasha ('gift of God' line) or as a D- + Asia blend; Vasilisa#6812 in the U.S.A Russian feminine of Basil/Vasili — from the Greek basileia, 'royal; queenly; a sovereign' (frElizaveta#6920 in the U.S.The Russian form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'God is my oath; my God is abundance.'Inessa#6949 in the U.S.Russian form of Ines/Agnes — Greek hagnos, 'pure, holy, chaste'Masha#7026 in the U.S.Russian pet form of Maria — from Hebrew Miriam, 'beloved' or 'bitter'; routes debatedCzarina#8537 in the U.S.From czarina — 'an empress; the wife/female counterpart of a czar' (from czar, via the Latin CaSofya#8801 in the U.S.The Russian form of Sophia, from the Greek sophia, 'wisdom.' A classic, dignified name across tManya#9253 in the U.S.A Russian pet form of Maria — variously 'beloved; of the sea; bitter' (Hebrew/Latin); also a SaNadja#9278 in the U.S.Nadja is a German and Slavic spelling of Nadia, short for the Russian Nadezhda, 'hope.' The -djTonya#9412 in the U.S.A pet form, variously of Antonia ('priceless; praiseworthy', from the Roman Antonius) and the RLev#10555 in the U.S.From the Hebrew lev ('heart'); separately, Lev is a Russian/Slavic name meaning 'lion' (a form Varvara#10854 in the U.S.A Russian/Greek form of Barbara — from the Greek barbaros, 'a stranger; a foreign woman' (one wYalena#10883 in the U.S.A form of Yelena/Helena — from the Greek, 'a shining light; a torch; the bright one' (from HeleNadezhda#10892 in the U.S.From the Russian Nadezhda, 'hope' — one of the three virtue names (Faith, Hope, Love / Vera, NaAelita#10940 in the U.S.A literary coinage from Aleksei Tolstoy's 1923 Russian sci-fi novel 'Aelita,' the name of a MarAlyona#10979 in the U.S.A Russian pet form of Elena (Helen), from the Greek helene, 'light; bright; torch'; used as an Galina#11261 in the U.S.A Russian/Slavic name from Greek galene, 'calm; serenity; stillness of the sea; tranquility'Dashia#11307 in the U.S.Dashia reads as an elaboration of Dasha, the Russian pet form of Daria (itself from a Persian rKera#11430 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Kira/Keira, read as the Irish Ciara ('dark-haired') or as a form of Kira Anoushka#12242 in the U.S.Anoushka is a tender Russian pet form of Anna ('grace', from Hebrew Hannah). It is also read inNastassia#13058 in the U.S.A Slavic form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection, rising again' - a name givTaisiya#13282 in the U.S.Taisiya is the Russian form of the Greek Thais, borne by an Egyptian saint of the early ChristiKathya#14053 in the U.S.A spelling of Katya, the Russian short form of Yekaterina (Katherine), traditionally read as 'pTaissa#14305 in the U.S.A Russian/Ukrainian short form of Taisiya, itself from the Greek Thais, an old name of debated Kesha#14348 in the U.S.Kesha is chiefly a modern American name, a shorter spelling of Keisha (itself often linked to LNelya#14439 in the U.S.A Slavic (Russian/Ukrainian) short form of Nelli or Neonila, often tied through Nelli to Helen/Lenya#14452 in the U.S.Best known from Lotte Lenya, the Austrian-American singer and actress, whose stage surname was Lera#14454 in the U.S.In Russian, Lera is the everyday short form of Valeriya (Valeria), from Latin valere, 'to be stSenia#14666 in the U.S.A short form used for Xenia (Greek, 'hospitality; guest-friendship') and for Russian Yevgenia/KOlesya#14782 in the U.S.A Ukrainian pet form of Oleksandra (Alexandra) — from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of the peOxana#14801 in the U.S.A Latin spelling of the Ukrainian and Russian Oksana, itself from the Greek Xenia — xenos, 'strSoniya#14990 in the U.S.A spelling of Sonia/Sonya, originally a Russian short form of Sophia, 'wisdom' — also widely usAlla#15292 in the U.S.An established Russian and Slavic girl's name (borne by the singer Alla Pugacheva); its deeper Aliona#15356 in the U.S.From Alyona/Aliona, a Russian and Ukrainian pet form of Elena (Yelena), from Helen, 'bright; shTosha#16083 in the U.S.A short form of Natasha (from Natalia, 'birthday of the Lord; Christmas'), and separately a SanAvrora#16235 in the U.S.The Russian form of Aurora, from Latin aurora, 'dawn' - the Roman goddess of the morning. The AMeesha#16456 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Misha, a Russian pet form of Michael (Hebrew 'who is like God?'). AlsoAlesya#16540 in the U.S.A Slavic (Russian/Belarusian) pet form of Alexandra, ultimately Greek, 'defender; protector of Uliana#17400 in the U.S.The Russian form of Juliana, from the Roman family name Julius (linked to 'youthful; downy-bearVerah#17421 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Vera, from the Russian vera, 'faith,' and echoing the Latin verus, 'true.Vika#17432 in the U.S.A Russian and Slavic short form of Viktoria/Victoria, from the Latin victoria, 'victory.' CrispUlyana#17447 in the U.S.The Russian and Ukrainian form of Juliana, from the Roman Julius (linked to 'youthful; downy-beZhanna#17571 in the U.S.The Russian Zhanna, a form of Jeanne/Joan (feminine of John), from the Hebrew for 'God is graci
Russian Boy Names
Nikolai#605 in the U.S.Russian form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, composed of nike ('victory') and laos ('people')Lev#1001 in the U.S.Heart; from Hebrew lev (heart); or lion, from Russian/Slavic lev (lion)Yakov#1286 in the U.S.He who supplants, follower at the heelAnton#1389 in the U.S.Continental European form of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius, of uncertain (likelyMaxim#1524 in the U.S.Greatest, the greatestGerman#1541 in the U.S.from Latin Germanus meaning "brother, of the same parents"Denis#1712 in the U.S.From the medieval name Dionysius, ultimately from Dionysos, the Greek god of wine; Saint Denis Yuri#1825 in the U.S.Farmer, earth-worker (Slavic form of George)Vladimir#1836 in the U.S.To ruleMikhail#1884 in the U.S.Who is like God?Ilia#2430 in the U.S.Slavic/Georgian form of Elijah — Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh'Maksim#2466 in the U.S.GreatestSasha#2748 in the U.S.Defender of men; Russian diminutive of Alexander (Greek Alexandros: alexein to defend + aner/anAleksandr#2837 in the U.S.Defender of men; the Slavic form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros (alexein: to defend + anerKassian#2959 in the U.S.Empty, vainIlya#3153 in the U.S.Russian form of Elijah — Hebrew Eliyyahu, 'my God is Yahweh' — the great prophet of fireArtem#3185 in the U.S.SafePavel#3225 in the U.S.Slavic form of Paul, from Latin Paulus, 'small, humble'Yerik#3235 in the U.S.Slavic short form linked to Yeremey (Jeremiah, 'God exalts') or a Slavic-styled Erik; routes laAlexei#3245 in the U.S.HelperAndrey#3379 in the U.S.Manly, masculineDemitri#3462 in the U.S.Variant of Dmitri/Demetrius — 'devoted to Demeter', goddess of harvestDmitri#3465 in the U.S.Russian form of Demetrius — Greek Demetrios, 'devoted to Demeter', the goddess of the earth andSacha#3739 in the U.S.French spelling of Sasha — a Russian pet form of Alexander/Alexandra, from Greek, 'defender of Kazimir#3811 in the U.S.To destroyAvenir#3855 in the U.S.From French avenir, 'the future' — also Russian Avenir, from the legendary king in the Barlaam Nikita#4217 in the U.S.Russian masculine name from Greek Aniketos, 'unconquered, unconquerable'Ruvim#4364 in the U.S.Slavic form of Reuben — from Hebrew Reuven, 'behold, a son!'Makar#4634 in the U.S.Russian form of Macarius — from Greek makarios, 'blessed, happy'Akim#4709 in the U.S.Russian short form of Joachim (Yakim) — from Hebrew Yehoyaqim, 'God will establish; raised by YKirill#4962 in the U.S.A Russian form of Cyril — from the Greek kyrios, 'lord', hence 'lordly; masterful'Liev#4972 in the U.S.From Yiddish/Russian Lev, 'lion' (Hebrew 'heart'; Russian Leo); routes layeredTimofey#5183 in the U.S.Russian form of Timothy — from Greek time, 'honor', plus theos, 'God' — 'honoring God; honored Ilyan#5475 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Ilya (the Russian Elijah, 'my God is Yahweh') and Julian/Iliana ('youthfuArtyom#5634 in the U.S.Russian form of Artemios/Artemius — from Greek artemes, 'safe, healthy, whole, vigorous' (linkeLeonid#5746 in the U.S.Russian form of Leonidas — from Greek leon, 'lion' — 'son of the lion, lion-like'Matvey#6039 in the U.S.The Russian form of Matthew — from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God; gift of Yahweh'Dmitry#6209 in the U.S.The Russian form of Demetrius — from Greek, 'a follower of Demeter (the goddess of the harvest Nikolay#6342 in the U.S.Russian form of Nicholas — from Greek nike, 'victory', plus laos, 'people' — 'victory of the peZakhar#6795 in the U.S.The Russian form of Zachary/Zechariah — from Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord has remembered; God reAdrik#6814 in the U.S.A Russian/Slavic short form of Adrian — from Latin Hadrianus, 'a man from Hadria' (a town that Alexandr#6825 in the U.S.A Russian/Czech form of Alexander — from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of men; protector of tCzar#6888 in the U.S.From the Russian title czar/tsar, 'an emperor; a sovereign ruler' (from Latin Caesar); a title/Igor#6950 in the U.S.A Russian form of the Old Norse Ingvar — 'Ing's warrior; warrior of the god Ing' (Yngvi/Ing, a Aleksei#7213 in the U.S.Russian form of Alexis — from Greek alexo, 'to defend, to help' — 'defender, helper'Alexey#7215 in the U.S.Spelling of Aleksei — the Russian form of Alexis, from Greek alexo, 'to defend, to help' — 'defMisha#7516 in the U.S.Russian pet form of Mikhail (Michael) — from Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'; here for boysPasha#7548 in the U.S.Variously a Russian pet form of Pavel (Paul, 'small; humble', Latin) and the Turkish/Ottoman tiVasili#7645 in the U.S.A Greek/Russian form of Basil — from the Greek basileios, 'kingly; royal; of a king'Aleksi#7765 in the U.S.The Finnish and Russian short form of Alexis/Alexander, from the Greek alexein ('to defend') anDaniil#7789 in the U.S.Russian form of Daniel — from Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge'Seva#8198 in the U.S.A name used in several cultures, variously the Sanskrit seva, 'selfless service; devotion', andOleg#8728 in the U.S.The Russian form of the Old Norse Helgi, 'holy; sacred,' brought by the Varangians. Oleg of NovAnatoly#8960 in the U.S.A Russian form of Anatolius — from the Greek anatole, 'sunrise; the east'Dmitriy#9126 in the U.S.A Russian form of Demetrius — from Greek, 'follower/devotee of Demeter' (the goddess of the harSaveliy#9690 in the U.S.A Russian name from Savely — variously from the Latin Sabellius (of the Sabine people) and linkArseniy#9958 in the U.S.A Russian form of Arsenios — from the Greek arsenios, 'manly; virile; strong/masculine'Savva#10501 in the U.S.A Russian/Greek form of Sabbas — from the Aramaic saba, 'an old man; a wise elder/sage'; borne Stepan#10653 in the U.S.The Russian and Ukrainian form of Stephen, from the Greek Stephanos, 'crown; garland; wreath.' Elisey#10999 in the U.S.The Russian Yelisey/Elisey, a form of the Hebrew Elisha, 'God is salvation; my God is salvationFyodor#11115 in the U.S.The Russian form of Theodore — from the Greek Theodoros, 'a gift of God' (theos, 'God', + doronIosif#11186 in the U.S.A Greek/Russian form of Joseph — from the Hebrew Yosef, 'God will add; He will increase'Mischa#11844 in the U.S.A Russian short/pet form of Mikhail (Michael), from the Hebrew for 'who is like God?' TraditionNickoli#11884 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Nikolai/Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nikeVadim#11893 in the U.S.A Russian/Slavic name — variously linked to a root 'to rule' and 'to allege/to argue' (from VadYeltsin#12186 in the U.S.A Russian surname adopted as a given name, best known from Boris Yeltsin, the first president oVitali#12213 in the U.S.Vitali is a Russian and Italian form of the Latin Vitalis ('of life; vital'), from vita ('life'Arseny#12297 in the U.S.The Russian form of Arsenios/Arseny, from the Greek for 'virile; strong; masculine.' A classic Anatoliy#12422 in the U.S.Anatoliy is the Russian/Ukrainian form of Anatole/Anatolios, from Greek anatole, 'sunrise; dawnDanil#12459 in the U.S.A Russian/Slavic form of Daniel — from the Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge'Avel#12490 in the U.S.Avel is the Russian and broader Slavic form of Abel, the biblical name from Hebrew hevel ('breaFedor#12860 in the U.S.Fedor (also Fyodor) is a Russian form of Theodore, from the Greek Theodoros, 'gift of God' (froMatvei#13480 in the U.S.Matvei is the Russian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, 'gift of God'. It is a long-stanSerj#13578 in the U.S.Serj is a short, phonetic form of Sergei or Serge, from the Roman family name Sergius, often glOrel#13663 in the U.S.From Hebrew Or-El, 'light of God' — or ('light') plus El ('God'). Separately, Oryol/Orel is a RRenat#13718 in the U.S.A Russian and Tatar name from the Latin Renatus, 'reborn; born again.' In the Soviet era it wasVitaly#13776 in the U.S.The Russian form of Vitalis — from Latin vitalis, 'of life; vital; full of life; life-giving'Samuil#13833 in the U.S.The Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemuel — usually read as 'GoSascha#13844 in the U.S.The German spelling of Russian Sasha, the everyday diminutive of Aleksandr (Alexander), from GrSergey#13860 in the U.S.The Russian form of Sergius, an ancient Roman family name (gens Sergia) whose meaning is not seValery#14062 in the U.S.Valery (Valeriy) is a genuine and long-established Russian boy's name from the Latin Valerius, Yuriy#14173 in the U.S.The Ukrainian and Russian form of George, from Greek Georgios, 'farmer; worker of the earth'. Y
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Popular Russian baby names include Anastasia, Vera, Anya, Tiana, Nikolai, Sasha. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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