Popular and traditional Russian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Russia. 79 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aleksandr | Defender of people (Александр) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Anastasia | Resurrection (Анастасия) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sofia | Wisdom (София) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International, Spanish |
| Valentina | Strong; Healthy (Валентина) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Alexei | Defender (Алексей) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Andrei | Manly; Brave (Андрей) | 👦 Boy | Greek, Romanian |
| Anton | From a Roman family name (Антон); From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | Latin, German |
| Artyom | Of Artemis; Safe and sound (Артём) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Daria | Possessing good (Дарья) | 👧 Girl | Greek, Romanian |
| Dmitri | Devoted to Demeter (Дмитрий) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ekaterina | Pure (Екатерина) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Elena | Torch; Bright light (Елена) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International |
| Hussain | Good; Handsome; Grandson of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ilya | Elijah; My God is the Lord (Илья) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ismail | God hears; Ishmael | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ivan | God is gracious (Иван) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Slavic |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Matvei | Gift of God; Matthew (Матвей) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Maxim | The greatest (Максим) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Mikhail | Who is like God? (Михаил) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Timur | Iron (Тимур) | 👦 Boy | Tatar, Turkic |
| Viktoriya | Victory (Виктория) | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Vladimir | Great ruler; Ruler of the world (Владимир) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Zoya | Alive; Loving; Life (Зоя) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Greek |
| Aigul | Moon flower (Айгуль) | 👧 Girl | Tatar, Turkic |
| Boris | Fighter; Glory (Борис) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Fyodor | Gift of God (Фёдор) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Galina | Calm; Serene (Галина) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Grigory | Watchful (Григорий) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Gulnara | Pomegranate flower (Гульнара) | 👧 Girl | Tatar, Turkic |
| Igor | Warrior; From Norse Ingvar (Игорь) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Ildar | Ruler of the country (Ильдар) | 👦 Boy | Tatar |
| Irina | Peace (Ирина) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Kirill | Lordly (Кирилл) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Konstantin | Constant; Steadfast (Константин) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Ksenia | Hospitable (Ксения) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Leonid | Lion-like (Леонид) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Lyubov | Love (Любовь) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Lyudmila | Dear to the people (Людмила) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Marina | Of the sea (Марина); St Marina | 👧 Girl | Latin, Coptic, Portuguese |
| Milena | Gracious; Dear (Милена) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nadezhda | Hope (Надежда) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Natalia | Born on Christmas Day (Наталья) | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Nikolai | Victory of the people (Николай) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Oleg | Holy; From Norse Helgi (Олег) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Olga | Holy; From Norse Helga (Ольга) | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Pavel | Small; Humble (Павел) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Pyotr | Rock; Stone (Пётр) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Rinat | Reborn (Ринат) | 👦 Boy | Tatar |
| Rustam | The legendary Persian hero (Рустам) | 👦 Boy | Tatar, Turkic |
| Sergei | From the Roman family name Sergius (Сергей) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Snezhana | Snowy (Снежана) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Stanislav | Becoming glorious (Станислав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Svetlana | Light; Bright (Светлана) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Svyatoslav | Holy glory (Святослав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Tatiana | From the Roman name Tatius (Татьяна) | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Varvara | Foreign woman; Barbara (Варвара) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Vasilisa | Queenly; Royal (Василиса) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Vera | Faith (Вера) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Viktor | Victor; Conqueror (Виктор) | 👦 Boy | Latin, International |
| Vladislav | Glorious ruler (Владислав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Vyacheslav | More glory (Вячеслав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Yaroslav | Fierce glory (Ярослав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic, Ukrainian |
| Yaroslava | Fierce glory (Ярослава) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Yulia | Youthful; Julia (Юлия) | 👧 Girl | Latin |