| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadym | Toponymic name taken from the Nadym River/town in Siberia; the original Nenets meaning is uncertain | Russian | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Neva | 'snow' (also linked to the Neva River; when tied to Irish Neve/Niamh, 'bright, radiant') | Irish, Latin, Russian, Slavic, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Nikitin | Son of Nikita | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Nikolaevna | Daughter of Nikolai (Nicholas); ultimately 'victory of the people.' | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Nikolayevich | Son of Nikolai (son of Nicholas) | Russian, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Ossip | God will increase | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Parasha | Diminutive of Praskovya/Paraskevi - from Greek meaning 'preparation' (the day of preparation, i.e., Friday). | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Pashenka | Affectionate diminutive of Pasha (from Pavel) - "little/dear Pasha"; essentially "little Paul" | Russian, Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| Pashka | Diminutive of Pavel/Paul - originally meaning 'small' or 'humble' | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Pavlovna | Patronymic meaning 'daughter of Pavel (Paul)' | Russian | Girl | — | |
| Pitirim | UNKNOWN | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Porfiry | From Greek porphyra 'purple' - 'purple-clad' or 'born in the purple' | Greek, Russian | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Pyotr | Rock; stone | Russian | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Rodya | Pet form of Rodion - a Russian diminutive, associated with the name-root meaning 'hero/heroic' or 'son of Herod' through Greek Herodion. | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Ryba | Fish | Czech, Russian, Slavic, Slovak, Ukrainian | Unisex | — | |
| Sashenka | Little Sasha - diminutive of Alexandra/Alexander; root meaning 'defender of men' or 'protector'. | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Savely | Sabellian; Sabine | Church Slavonic, Greek, Latin, Russian | Boy | — | |
| Semyonovich | Son of Semyon (Simeon) - 'God has heard' | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Serguei | Derived from the Roman family name Sergius; meaning uncertain, often interpreted as 'servant' or 'attendant'. | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Sergy | Derived from the Roman family name Sergius; original meaning uncertain, often interpreted as "attendant" or "servant". | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Seriozhenka | Affectionate diminutive of Sergey - "little/darling Sergey" | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Seryoz | A diminutive of Sergey; linked to the Roman family name Sergius. Etymology is uncertain but often rendered as 'servant' or 'attendant.' | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Seryozha | Diminutive form of Sergey/Sergei; Sergius has an uncertain meaning, often associated with 'servant' or 'protector' | Russian | Boy | — | |
| Sevah | Varies by origin - commonly 'service' (Sanskrit), 'black/dark' (Armenian/Persian), or related to 'love/longing' (Bosnian/Turkish). | Armenian, Bosnian, Indian, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit, Slavic, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Shaktar | Miner; one who works in a mine | Russian, Ukrainian | Boy | — | |
| Stepin | Crown, garland | Greek, Russian, Ukrainian | Boy | — | |
| 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 | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Russian-origin name in our dataset.
