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The baby name Vitaliy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced vih-TAH-lee (IPA: /vʲɪˈtalʲɪj/).

Vitaliy is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: vih-TAH-lee (IPA: /vʲɪˈtalʲɪj/)

What is the meaning of the name Vitaliy ?

The baby name Vitaliy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced vih-TAH-lee (IPA: /vʲɪˈtalʲɪj/).

Vitaliy is Slavic in Origin.

Vitaliy is the East Slavic form of Latin Vitalis, from vita 'life', hence 'full of life' or 'life-giving'. The name entered Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian through Christian tradition and Church Slavonic calendars honoring several early martyrs and saints named Vitalis, notably those venerated in Milan and Ravenna. Its Orthodox liturgical presence helped embed the name across the medieval and early modern Slavic world.

Usage rose again in the 20th century across the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and remains familiar in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and Moldova. Common transliterations and cognates include Vitaly, Vitali, and Vitalii (Ukrainian Віталій), Belarusian Vital (Віталь), Romanian/Moldovan Vitalie, Polish Witalis, and Italian Vitale; the Latin Vitalis persists in ecclesiastical contexts. Diminutives include Vitalik and Vitalya. Notable bearers range from physicist Vitaly Ginzburg to boxer-turned-statesman Vitali Klitschko, keeping the name widely recognized.

Vitaliy has the following similar or variant Names

Vitaliy – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #34 3 614
KZ 0 #68 23 1,452
RU Boys 0 #71 2,239 12,621
MD Boys 0 #79 3 756
KZ Boys 0 #85 408 6,578
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
RU 0 #114 88 3,641
EE Boys 0 #115 11 2,087
CY Boys 0 #125 7 3,473
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
LT Boys 0 #147 5 2,166
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
BG Boys 0 #208 12 3,850
PS 0 #209 10 5,692
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
CZ Boys 0 #222 86 6,530
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
PL Boys 0 #235 106 6,459
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
HR Boys 0 #256 4 3,997
IL 0 #263 12 6,291
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
PT Boys 0 #275 95 7,951
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
DK Boys 0 #327 6 7,401
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
MU Boys 0 #346 12 8,477
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
IL Boys 0 #433 178 10,983
PS Boys 0 #448 101 10,655
CR Boys 0 #469 19 10,188
IR Boys 0 #476 77 10,162
RU Girls 0 #516 8 11,913
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
Finland Boys 2026 #662 21 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
Spain Boys 0 #742 191 5,610
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
United States Boys 2024 #885 8 7,044
Germany Boys 0 #887 66 5,697
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
IT Boys 0 #931 569 10,046
NL Boys 0 #934 18 5,873
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,079 14 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Vitaliy is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AO
BG
CL

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People also ask about Vitaliy

Vitaliy is predominantly a boy's name.
Vitaliy is a 4 syllable name, pronounced vih-TAH-lee (IPA: /vʲɪˈtalʲɪj/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Vitaliy, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitali, Vitalij and Vitālijs.
Across languages, Vitaliy has these equivalents: Vitalis (Latin), Vitale (Italian), Vital (French), Witalis (Polish), Vitālijs (Latvian).
Somewhat — Vitaliy ranked #662 in Finland in 2026, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries, placing it just outside the most common names.
Vitaliy ranks highest in Finland (#662 in 2026).
Vitaliy's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #886 in 2014 to #885 in 2024 in United States.