What are the most popular Russian baby names?▼
Popular Russian names include Anastasia, Natasha, Mila, Sasha and Lara for girls, and Ivan, Alexei, Dmitri, Nikolai and Mikhail for boys. Vera, Anya and Sonya are also widely loved outside Russia.
What are beautiful Russian girl names?▼
Beautiful Russian girl names include Anastasia (resurrection), Tatiana, Lara (from Dr Zhivago), Zoya (life), Dasha and the elegant Sonya — all deeply Russian and wonderfully romantic.
What Russian names are popular in the UK and Ireland?▼
Names like Sasha, Mila, Vera, Lara, Anya and Alexei are all used in the UK and Ireland. They feel international without being difficult to pronounce.
What do Russian names mean?▼
Many Russian names have beautiful meanings. Vera means faith, Mila means gracious and dear, Zoya means life, Anastasia means resurrection, and Konstantin means steadfast and constant.