| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirra | Varies by origin: 'peace' or 'world' (Slavic); 'wonderful' or 'admirable' (Latin); 'myrrh' (resin); also associated with Mira meanings in Sanskrit/Indian contexts. | Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Russian, Sanskrit, Slavic | Girl | 142 #51 | |
| Manya | Sanskrit: "worthy, respected, honorable"; Slavic/Russian: a diminutive form of Maria (Mary). | Russian, Sanskrit, Slavic | Girl | 137 #52 | |
| Artyom | Dedicated to Artemis; 'safe' or 'healthy'. | Russian | Boy | 136 #53 | |
| Vitaly | Of life | Latin, Russian, Ukrainian | Boy | 128 #54 | |
| Dmitriy | Devoted to or follower of Demeter (goddess of the earth/harvest) | Russian | Boy | 127 #55 | |
| Valeri | Strong; well | Bulgarian, Georgian, Latin, Russian | Boy | 127 #56 | |
| Pasha | As a diminutive of Pavel/Paul: 'small' or 'humble'; as a title: 'lord' or 'high rank'. | Russian | Boy | 111 #57 | |
| Lennin | Associated with the River Lena (Russian surname); as a variant of Lennon, linked to the Irish name Leannán ('lover' or descendant of Leannán). | Russian | Boy | 95 #58 | |
| Sergey | From the Roman family name Sergius; meaning uncertain - possibly 'servant' or 'protector'. | Russian | Boy | 92 #59 | |
| Mikhaila | Who is like God? | Russian | Girl | 89 #60 | |
| Czarina | Female ruler; empress; feminine form of czar/tsar | Russian, Slavic | Girl | 77 #61 | |
| Fedor | Gift of God | Russian | Boy | 77 #62 | |
| Gennady | Noble, of noble birth; generous | Russian | Boy | 77 #63 | |
| Nadezhda | Hope | Russian | Girl | 74 #64 | |
| Stepan | Crown, wreath | Ancient Greek, Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian | Boy | 69 #65 | |
| Laïka | Barker; hunting dog; associated with the first dog sent into space | Russian | Girl | 61 #66 | |
| Vasili | Royal, kingly | Greek, Russian | Boy | 61 #67 | |
| Fyodor | Gift of God | Russian | Boy | 57 #68 | |
| Ninah | Generally 'little girl' (Spanish); also associated with 'grace' or 'favor' through links to Anna/Ann; often a diminutive form of longer names. | Georgian, Russian, Spanish | Girl | 54 #69 | |
| Vasily | Royal, kingly | Church Slavonic, Greek, Russian | Boy | 50 #70 | |
| Zhanna | God is gracious | Belarusian, French, Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian | Girl | 49 #71 | |
| Natallia | Born on Christmas; 'birthday' (of the Lord) | Latin, Russian | Girl | 37 #72 | |
| Daryah | Often 'sea' (Persian); also associated with Daria/Darius meaning 'possesses goodness' or 'wealthy' | Russian | Girl | 35 #73 | |
| Egor | Farmer, earth-worker | Russian | Boy | 32 #74 | |
| Yul | Youthful; downy-bearded | Greek, Latin, Russian | Boy | 31 #75 | |
| Lukyan | Derived from Latin 'lux' meaning 'light' or 'illumination' | Russian, Slavic | Boy | 26 #76 | |
| Gelena | Likely ‘bright, shining’ (from Greek Helene/Helena) or, in some derivations, ‘calm, tranquil’ (from Greek Galene via Slavic Galina). | Greek, Russian, Slavic | Girl | 21 #77 | |
| Arseny | Virile, masculine; strong | Russian | Boy | 19 #78 | |
| Agnia | Pure, chaste, holy | Greek, Russian | Girl | 15 #79 | |
| Rodion | Russian form of the Greek name Herodion; traditionally interpreted as 'song of the hero' or 'heroic song'. | Russian | Boy | 15 #80 | |
| Georgiy | Farmer, earth-worker (from Greek georgos 'earth-worker') | Russian | Boy | 13 #81 | |
| Nastya | Resurrection | Russian | Girl | 13 #82 | |
| Ronya | Possibly 'song/joy' (Hebrew) or 'gazing/queen' (Arabic); also used as a diminutive of Veronica in some languages. | Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Scandinavian | Girl | 12 #83 | |
| Yuliya | Downy, youthful | Belarusian, Bulgarian, Greek, Latin, Russian, Ukrainian | Girl | 12 #84 | |
| Nathasha | Diminutive of Natalia - 'born on Christmas' / 'birthday' | Russian | Girl | 11 #85 | |
| Yekaterina | Derived from Greek, generally interpreted to mean 'pure' (from katharos, 'pure/clear'). | Russian | Girl | 11 #86 | |
| Yuly | Youthful | Latin, Russian, Spanish | Girl | 11 #87 | |
| Yefim | Well-spoken; of good repute | Russian | Boy | 10 #88 | |
| Anatoli | Sunrise; from the east | Greek, Russian | Boy | 9 #89 | |
| Vasiliy | Royal, kingly | Greek, Russian | Boy | 9 #90 | |
| Tash | Born on Christmas Day | English, Latin, Russian | Girl | 7 #91 | |
| Fanya | A diminutive form - from Frances meaning "free" (English) or from Afanasia/Afanasiya meaning "immortal" (Russian); exact sense depends on origin. | English, Russian, Slavic | Girl | 6 #92 | |
| Filipp | Friend of horses | Greek, Russian, Slavic | Boy | 5 #93 | |
| Yegor | Earth-worker; farmer | Greek, Russian | Boy | 5 #94 | |
| Garik | Diminutive meaning 'little Gar' or 'young Gar'; a familiar form of various Gar- names | Armenian, Russian, Slavic | Boy | 4 #95 | |
| Nonna | Associated with Italian word for 'grandmother'; historically linked to Latin 'Nona' ('ninth') and Greek 'Nonnē' (name of an early Christian saint). | Georgian, Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian | Girl | 4 #96 | |
| Semy | Derived from Hebrew roots meaning 'heard' or 'God has heard'; used as a diminutive/variant of names like Semyon (Simon) or Samuel. | Dutch, English, Russian | Boy | 4 #97 | |
| Afanas | Immortal | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Afanasiy | Immortal | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Afanasyevich | Son of Afanasy (from Greek Athanasios) - 'immortal' | Russian | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Russian-origin name in our dataset.
