Russian Girl Names
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of 158 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Inochka | Diminutive form meaning 'little nun' or an affectionate pet form for names beginning with 'In-' (e.g., Inna, Ioanna). | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Ivanovna | Daughter of Ivan (John) | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Kalyma | Uncertain - most commonly rendered as 'word' if from Arabic (Kalima); alternatively linked to 'auspicious/beautiful' if tied to Sanskrit/Greek roots, or derived from a place-name (Kolyma). | Arabic, Greek, Russian, Sanskrit, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Katiyuska | Diminutive of Ekaterina/Catherine, meaning "pure" | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Katushka | Diminutive of Ekaterina (Katya) - 'little Katya'; Ekaterina derives from Greek katharos meaning 'pure' or 'clear'. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Katushya | Diminutive of Ekaterina meaning 'little Catherine' or 'little pure one' ('pure') | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Konstantinovna | Daughter of Konstantin; Konstantin means 'steadfast, constant'. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Ksusha | Hospitable; hospitality/guest-friendship | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Ksushka | Affectionate diminutive of Ksenia; from Greek Xenia meaning 'guest' or 'hospitality'. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Lachyanina | Not well documented; probably means 'daughter/descendant of Lachyan' or 'belonging to Lachyan' (a personal name or place-name root). | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Ladya | Boat, ship; rook (chess piece) | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Lukeriya | Light | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Lyolya | An affectionate pet name meaning roughly "darling" or "little one," often used as a diminutive of various Slavic female names. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Lyonechka | Affectionate 'little Leon' - 'little lion' | Russian, Ukrainian | Girl | — | |
| Marinochka | Diminutive of Marina - 'little Marina' / 'of the sea' | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Marousia | Diminutive of Maria - often given the senses ‘bitter’ or ‘beloved’ (from the root name Miryam/Maria) | Greek, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Matrena | Matron; married woman or motherly (derived from Latin 'matrona', mother/lady) | Latin, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Matryona | Motherly; matron; 'mother' or married woman | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Mygina | Derived from the Russian surname Mygin; no established given-name meaning - probably originated as a family name, nickname, occupation or place-based surname. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Nadeshda | Hope | German, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nadiuska | Hope | Russian, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Nastashia | Derived from Anastasia, meaning 'resurrection' or 'reborn' | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Natashenka | Pet/diminutive form of Natasha/Natalia; associated with 'born' or 'born on (Christmas Day)' from Latin natalis | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nathasya | Diminutive of Natalia - 'born' / 'born on Christmas' | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Nealanya | Possibly 'graceful champion' or 'passionate grace' (interpretive/compound meaning) | Russian, Scottish | Girl | — | |
| Nikolaevna | Daughter of Nikolai (Nicholas); ultimately 'victory of the people.' | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Nikolayevichna | Daughter of Nikolai (Nikolai = "victory of the people") | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Nikolayevna | Daughter of Nikolay (Nicholas); Nikolay means 'victory of the people' | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Ninushka | Affectionate diminutive of Nina - "little Nina" or "little girl". | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nykitah | Victorious, unconquered | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nyura | Associated with 'light' (from Arabic 'nur'); also used as a Russian affectionate form of female names. | Arabic, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nyusha | An affectionate diminutive with no independent lexical meaning; used as a pet name for girls. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nyushenka | Affectionate diminutive meaning 'little Nyusha' - a term of endearment, roughly 'little dear' or 'sweet little one'. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Nyushka | An affectionate diminutive meaning 'little Nyu' or 'little one'; used as a pet name. | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Parasha | Diminutive of Praskovya/Paraskevi - from Greek meaning 'preparation' (the day of preparation, i.e., Friday). | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Pavlovna | Patronymic meaning 'daughter of Pavel (Paul)' | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Praskovka | Derived from Greek meaning "preparation"; associated with Friday | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Praskovya | From Greek 'Paraskevi' meaning 'Friday' or 'preparation' (often interpreted as 'born on Friday') | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Raissa | Female leader; chief or head. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Raisy | Likely a variant of Raisa: either 'rose' (from Yiddish) or 'leader/chief' (from Arabic) | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Rhaisa | Likely 'female leader' (Arabic); alternatively linked to Raisa with uncertain/slavic roots | Arabic, Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Rimma | Of Rome; Roman (alternatively, in Arabic Rima means 'white antelope') | Italian, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Sashenka | Little Sasha - diminutive of Alexandra/Alexander; root meaning 'defender of men' or 'protector'. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Svetochka | Diminutive of Svetlana - "little light" (from Russian 'svet' meaning 'light') | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Taina | Morning star; secret | Finnish, Latin, Romanian, Russian, Tupi | Girl | — | |
| Tanja | Belonging to Tatius | Croatian, German, Latin, Russian, Slovene | Girl | — | |
| Tasya | Resurrection | Greek, Russian | Girl | — | |
| tatyanna | Feminine form of the Roman family name Tatius; meaning uncertain (folk interpretation: "fairy queen"). | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| tawnya | Diminutive of Tatiana - 'little Tatiana' (popularly associated with 'fairy queen') | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Tytyana | Feminine form of the Roman name Tatius; often interpreted in modern use as 'fairy queen' or associated with 'fairy'. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — |
Russian Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Russian-origin name in our dataset.
158
Names in this origin
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
35,503
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