Popular and traditional Russian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Russia. 44 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aleksandr | Defender of people (Александр) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Hassan | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alexei | Defender (Алексей) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| 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 |
| Dmitri | Devoted to Demeter (Дмитрий) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Vladimir | Great ruler; Ruler of the world (Владимир) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Boris | Fighter; Glory (Борис) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Fyodor | Gift of God (Фёдор) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Grigory | Watchful (Григорий) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Igor | Warrior; From Norse Ingvar (Игорь) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Ildar | Ruler of the country (Ильдар) | 👦 Boy | Tatar |
| Kirill | Lordly (Кирилл) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Konstantin | Constant; Steadfast (Константин) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Leonid | Lion-like (Леонид) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nikolai | Victory of the people (Николай) | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Oleg | Holy; From Norse Helgi (Олег) | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Stanislav | Becoming glorious (Станислав) | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Svyatoslav | Holy glory (Святослав) | 👦 Boy | 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 |