Russian Baby Names
Names recorded as Russian in origin. Russian naming runs on pet forms, and several of them — Natasha, Sasha, Mila — became standalone American names in their own right.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larisa short form; also a Roman mythological name | —Unranked | — | 1967 | ||
Possibly people + dear, nice, gentle, through Людмила | —Unranked | — | 1995 | ||
Nobility; joyful (Hebrew use) | —Unranked | — | 1979 | ||
Light in its Svetlana tradition; uncertain in its Alana tradition | —Unranked | — | 1943 | ||
Diminutive of Ни́на | —Unranked | — | 1977 | ||
Love, care, desire, through - | —Unranked | — | 2010 | ||
From Russian Тамерла́н; literal meaning unconfirmed | —Unranked | — | 2018 | ||
Brother in the Latin tradition; also army man | —Unranked | — | 1993 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Russian. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.