Checking how popular your name is. The most beautiful and rare names for boys

Yes, it was interesting to read my daughter Ekaterina, she named her son in 1988, just the most popular name that year and her son’s name was Ivan in 1974 there was only one in the entire kindergarten with that name and my name is Nadezhda, it seems like a beautiful name but never used it the popularity of wherever I studied everywhere in the class was one or at most two Nadi Evgeniy (Guest), please note that the article contains a spoiler with the title “90 more names”
There Marina is in 15th place, and Yulia is in 16th, and Gennady is in 22nd.
To see the table under the spoiler, click on “+” next to the inscription “90 more names.” Why is nothing said about Marin and Yul? And one more thing: the name Gennady (Gena) was not even listed as a name then or what? Anastasia and Taisiya are completely different names! Anastasia-Asya and Nastya. Taya and Tasya have nothing to do with them at any time of the day. It was nice to know that the name Rose was popular in 1924)))
It’s probably too early to sum up the most popular female name for 2017? My brother’s wife suffers all her life because her father wanted to register her as Natalia, and not Natalya. I can’t tell you how many documents I had to redo!

Our daughter Olga, born in 1997, was the only Olga in the school (3rd grade)))) And there was not a single Tatyana, Ekaterina, Irina in the class)) But two Valentinas. The name was just beginning to gain popularity again then.

My mother has a very rare name. I only heard this name once again in my life - from the mother of a classmate. For some reason, it disappeared from the calendar in the post-war years. And today’s priests do not know this name, but read it with the wrong emphasis and therefore consider it Muslim. Mom's name is Talida. Those who don’t know read it as TalidA. When they called mom, there were two names to choose from: Talida and TaOra. I’ve never met Taora in my life.

The article is wonderful, thank you! I still, when I fill out the documents and clarify that I am Natalia, they say, what difference does it make... 0 (stunned... Well, absolutely nothing... Crocodile, they just give some names rarely, but constantly. For example , every year this name is in 101st place in frequency. It will never enter the top 100.
Other names sharply gain and lose popularity, one year they are in 1st place, and the next, for example, in 150th.

If you add up the number of all newborns who received names over a hundred years, it may turn out that the number of children who received a name that was popular for a short time is less than the number of children who received a name that was not very popular all the time

It turned out to be confusing, but I hope the essence is clear. It seemed strange to me that in the TOP-100 table, the first and fourth columns do not correspond to each other. If there is a place in the TOP 100 (first column), then why then in the fourth there are the lines “Never included in the TOP 100”? So was it included or not? Interesting article! I'm Marina, there were 3 Marinas in the class, at the institute there were 5 Marinas in a group of 20 people! I named my daughter Veronica, I thought it wasn’t very popular, but in her group there were 3 Veronikas. And I like the name Efrosinya, I even thought about calling my daughter that, but I never did, somehow I don’t really like the shortened name Frosya.
Will there be such an article about boys' names?

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400 “living” female names - from Augusta to Yaroslava

A brief history, meaning and meaning of all 400 names

Godname according to the calendar (church calendar)

Characteristic short and “home” forms

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Statistics of names in Russia: fashion for names, popularity of names

Should you choose a unique name for your child? Or maybe you need to give your baby a widespread, mass name so that he doesn’t stand out? - This issue must be decided by the parents themselves. But we considered it our task to provide parents with information about the frequency of modern male and female names.

You will find the popularity rating of newborn names (according to statistics from 2010-2017) here:girls names, boys names.

And this page provides data on Russian names that are most common among young people aged 17 to 20 years. Interesting? Then read on.

A good idea of ​​what names modern young people have can be obtained, for example, from an analysis of data on applicants in 2015 - candidates for admission to the country's two main universities - Moscow (MSU) and St. Petersburg (SPbSU).

Lists of applicants for bachelor's and master's degrees were analyzed and processed, that is, the names of boys and girls born in 1995 - 1998 were considered; these lists were posted on official websitesdata from the admissions committees of both universities in the summer of 2015. Why was this particular age range (17 - 20 years) chosen for analysis? - Well, in particular, for such a simple reason that these young people themselves will become parents in the coming years.

Analysis of the combination of three elements: personal name, patronymic and last name made it possible to identify with high probability those applicants which are named in accordance with Russian tradition(these include not only Russian applicants, but also Belarusians, Ukrainians, Jews, in some cases Yakuts, Ossetians, Tatars), in contrast to persons with names not found in Russian families ( Armenian, Georgian, Kalmyk, Tuvan, Buryat names, names of Muslims of the Volga region, North Caucasus and Central Asia, etc.).

As a result, about 21 thousand female and 25 thousand male “Russian” names remained in the total sample (in the full list of applicants). This amount of data is quite sufficient to make certain statistical conclusions. The results are presented in tabular form:

100 most common female names

among applicants from Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University admitted in 2015

In total, in 2015, a total of approximately 21,000 applications were submitted to both universities from applicants wearing« Russians » names. In the table below, their names are arranged in alphabetical order. Along with the main forms of names, their variants are indicated:

names and their variants	quantity		names and their variants	quantity
Adeline (15), Adelia (6), Adele (10)			Christina (287), Christina (4)
Alevtina			Xenia
Alexandra			Lada
Alena, Alena			Larisa
Alesya			Liana
Alina			Lydia
Alice			Lilia (69), Liliana (8)
Alla			Lolita (10), Lola (4)
Albina			Louise
Anastasia (1967), Nastasya (3)	1970		Love
Angelina			Lyudmila
Angela (19), Angela (1)			Mayan
Angelica (29), Angelina (2)			Margarita
Anna	1501		Mariam, Mariam, Maryam, Miriam
Antonina			Marianna (6), Maryana (11)
Arina			Marina
Asya			Maria (1301), Marya (3)	1304
Valentina			Milan
Valeria			Milena
Varvara			Hope
Vasilisa (42), Vasilina (11)			Natalia (445), Natalia (161)
Faith			Nelly (18), Nella (1)
Veronica			Nika
Victoria			Nina
Violetta (30), Viola (1)			Oksana
Vitalina (3), Vitalia (12)			Olesya
Vlada			Olga
Vladislav			Polina (591), Paulina (2)
Galina			Raisa
Dana (11), Danita (1)			Regina
Darina (31), Daryana (3)			Renata (among Muslims - Rinata)
Daria (26), Daria (1164)	1190		Sabina
Dayana			Svetlana
Diana			Seraphim
Dina			Snezhana (14), Snezhanna (2)
Eve			Sofia (279), Sofia (87)
Evgeniya			Taisiya
Evdokia			Tamara
Ekaterina (1358), Katerina (9)	1367		Tatiana (563), Tatiana (1)
Elena			Ulyana
Elizaveta (667), Elisabeth (3)			Evelina
Zhanna			Eleanor
Zarina			Elina
Zlata			Ellina
Zoya			Elvira
Ilona			Elmira
Inna			Emilia (15), Emma (4)
Irina (418), Irena (2), Irena (2)			Juliana (22), Juliana (1), Julianna (1)
Camilla (Muslims have one “l”)			Julia
Karina			Yana (197), Ioannina (7)
Kira			Yaroslav

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120 “rare” names of applicants from Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University in 2015

(occurred in numbers from 1 to 9)

names and their variants	quantity		names and their variants	quantity
Augusta			Clara
Agatha			Lyme
Aglaya			Laura
Agnes			Leonida (1), Leona (1)
Agnia			Leonilla (1), Leonella (1)
Agrafena			Lika
Aza			Lina
Azalea			Linda
Aida			Leah
Aksinya (1), Aksinia (1)			Lyubava
Alexandrina			Lucia (1), Lucia (1)
Alika
Alya			Marfa
Amalia			Melitina
Andriana			Militsa
Anetta			Miloslava
Anisiya			Mira
Anita			Miroslava
Anfisa			Michelle
Apollinaria			Monica
Ariadne			Nana
Ariana			Natella (4), Natella (1)
Aelita			Neonila (2), Neonilla (1)
Bazhena			Nicole (7), Nikoleta (1), Nikolina (1)
Bela (1), Bella (5), Bella (2)			Nonna
Bozena			Nora
Boleslav			Oktyabrina
Vanessa			Olivia
Vassa			Patricia
Vesta			Praskovya
Vidana			Radmila
Vilena			Rebekah
Vladlena (6), Vladilena (2)			Rimma
Gabriela (1), Gabriella (1)			Roberta
Ganna			Rose (6), Rosalia (2)
Glafira			Roxana
Gloria			Rufina (5), Ruth (1)
Greta			Sabrina
Daniel(l)a, Daniel(l)a			Sandra
Julia (1), Juliet (1)			Sarah
Dorothea			Svyatoslav (1), Svetoslav (1)
Euphrasia			Silvia
Yesenia			Simone
Fun			Siyana
Zemfira			Slada
Zinaida			Stanislava
Zlatoslava			Stella
Yvette			Susanna (1), Suzanna (7)
Isabel			Ustinya
Isolde			Faina
Inga			Franziska
Inessa			Ella
Ioanna (2), Ivanna (2)			Elsa (4), Eliza (4)
Irma			Erica
And I			Esther (2), Esther (2)
Capitolina			Juliania (1), Juliania (1)
Caroline			Juno (2), Yuna (1), Yunna (1)
Claudia (3), Claudia (1)			Justina

Male names, most common among applicants to Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University,

received in 2015, .

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Popularity rating of male names

The rating we bring to your attention is compiled on the basis of official statistical reports from civil registry offices of several regions of the Russian Federation with a predominant Russian population and the cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk for 2010-2016 (data for 2017 are currently available only for certain regions, ).

All names are divided into five conditional groups: the most popular (1-30th place), popular (31-60th place), less popular (61-85th place), rare and very rare names. This classification is practically convenient and visual. Quantitative data are brought to a single denominator - per 10,000 newborns. To better “feel” the numbers, let us point out that approximately 65,000 girls are born in Moscow every year, and almost 12,000 of them are born in the entire Voronezh region per year.

(most popular names) frequency 100 - 700 per 10,000 newborns	(popular names) frequency 20 - 100 per 10,000 newborns	(less popular) frequency 7 - 20 per 10,000 newborns
1. Sofia + Sophia 2. Anastasia 3. Daria + Darina 4. Maria 5. Anna 6. Victoria 7. Polina 8. Elizabeth 9. Ekaterina 10. Ksenia 11. Valeria 12. Varvara 13. Alexandra 14. Veronica 15. Arina 16. Alice 17. Alina 18. Milana + Milena* 19. Margarita 20. Diana* 21. Ulyana 22. Alena 23. Angelina + Angelica 24. Christina 25. Julia 26. Kira 27. Eva 28. Karina* 29. Vasilisa + Vasilina 30. Olga	31. Tatiana 32. Irina 33. Taisiya 34. Evgenia 35. Yana + Yanina 36. Faith 37. Marina 38. Elena 39. Hope 40. Svetlana 41. Zlata 42. Olesya + Alesya 43. Natalia + Natalia 44. Evelina 45. Lily 46. ​​Elina 47. Violetta + Viola 48. Nellie 49. Miroslava* 50. Love 51. Albina* 52. Vladislava* 53. Camilla* 54. Marianna + Maryana 55. Nika 56. Yaroslava* 57. Valentina 58. Emilia 60. Elvira*	61. Snezhana 62. Vlada* 63. Caroline* 64. Lydia 65. Vitalina + Vitalia* 66. Nina 67. Yesenia* 68. Oksana 69. Adeline + Ada* 70. Lada* 71. Amelia + Amalia* 72. Eleanor* 73. Antonina 74. Lyudmila 75. Galina 76. Tamara 77. Alla 78. Zhanna 79. Inna 80. Leah 81. Seraphim 82. Anfisa 83. Evangelina 84. Agata + Agafya + Agafia 85. Larisa
These 30 names account for 75% of all newborn girls	These 30 names account for 14-15% of all newborn girls	These 25 names account for 3% of all newborn girls

85 most popular Russian female names

in alphabetical order:

Agata + Agafya + Agafia (84). Agata and Agafya together occupy 84th place in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 7 out of 10,000), with only 1-2 Agafyas accounting for 5-6 Agafyas; Agathia is an even rarer name (less than 1 in 10,000 newborn girls)

Adeline + Ada + Adelia + Adele + Adelaide (69)*. The name Adeline is in 69th place in the popularity ranking (about 13 per 10,0000 newborn girls); the names Ada, Adelia, Adele and Adelaide are much less common - each no more than 1-4 per 10,000

Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexa (13). Alexandra is one of the most popular names in Russia, she ranks 13th in the popularity ranking (approximately 245 per 10,000 newborn girls); the name Alexandrina is rare, no more than 2-4 girls per 10,000 births receive it; Alexa is even rarer - 1-2 per 10,000

Alena (22) . Alena ranks 22nd in the ranking of popular names (approximately 132 out of 10,000). Just in case, we note that Alena’s godname is Elena

Alina (17). Alina is one of the most popular names in Russia, taking 17th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 190 per 10,000 newborn girls). Initially, the name Alina appeared in Russian as a diminutive (shortened) form of the church names Akilina and Angelina, but later it became a completely independent personal name.

Alla (77) . Alla is at the bottom of the ranking of popular names - in 77th place (this corresponds to approximately 10 girls out of 10,000 births)

Albina (51)* . Albina ranks 51st in the popularity ranking (approximately 30 per 10,000 newborn girls). The name is completely European, not Muslim, however, it is very popular in Tatar families and in the North Caucasus

Amelia + Amalia (71)*. The names Amelia and Amalia together occupy 71st place in the ranking (about 12 per 10,000, with the number of Amelia and Amalia almost the same). For baptism the church name Emilia (Emilia) is usually used.

Anastasia (2) . Anastasia is one of the most popular names in Russia, taking 2nd place in the popularity ranking (about 550 per 10,000); a passport form of a name like Nastasya is much less common (1-2 per 10,000)

Angelina + Angelica (23). In total, the names Angelina, Angelica, Angela and Angela occupy a high 23rd place in the popularity ranking (approximately 130 per 10,000 newborn girls). But it should be noted that of these four names the name Angelina is the most popular: for every 70-80 Angelinas there are only ten Angelicas, three Angelas and one Angela

Anna (5) . Anna is one of the most popular names in Russia, taking 5th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 400 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Antonina (73) . Antonina ranks 73rd in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 12 per 10,000 newborn girls). As for such name forms as Antonia and Antonida, they are very rare (less than 1 in 10,000 newborn girls)

Anfisa (82). The name Anfisa ranks 82nd in the ranking (approximately 8 girls out of 10,000 births)

Arina (15) . Arina is one of the most popular names in Russia, she ranks 15th in the popularity ranking (approximately 230 per 10,000 newborn girls). Godname is Irina

Valentina (57) . Valentina is a fairly popular name, 57th in the ranking of female names (about 22 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Valeria (11) . Valeria is a very popular name, 11th place in today's ranking of the popularity of female names (approximately 260 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Varvara (12) . Varvara is a very popular name, it ranks 12th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 256 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Vasilisa + Vasilina (29). Vasilisa and Vasilina together are in 29th place in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 100 per 10,000 newborn girls, of which 70-80 Vasilis and 20-30 Vasilina)

Faith (36) . Vera is a fairly popular name, 36th in the ranking (about 67 out of 10,000 newborn girls receive this name)

Veronica (14) . Veronica is a very popular name, it ranks 14th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 233 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Victoria (6) . Victoria is one of the most popular names today, ranking 6th in the ranking (approximately 384 per 10,000). // Until 2011, Nika was used as a godname for Victoria (since both of these names have the same meaning - “victory”). But in 2011, the Russian Orthodox Church included in its calendar the name of the very famous Catholic holy martyr of the 4th century Victoria of Corduvia (she lived in the city of Cordoba, Spain), after which it became possible to baptize all Victorias with the name Victoria without resorting to substitute names

Violetta + Viola (47). Violetta - 47th place in the popularity rating (approximately 35 per 10,000 newborn girls); the name Viola is rare, no more than 1-2 per 10,000 newborn girls

Vitalina + Vitalia (65)*. Vitalina and Vitalia together are in 65th place - 17 per 10,000 (of which Vitalin is approximately 14 per 10,000 newborn girls, and Vitaly is approximately 3 per 10,000) // The names Vitalina and Vitaly are obvious analogues of the male name Vitaly. The name Valentina is usually used as a godfather (based on the general meaning of the names and the similarity of sound)

Vlada (62)* . Vlad's name ranks 62nd (19 out of 10,000). See also Vladislav.

Vladislava (52)*. Vladislava and Vlada are quite popular names. Vladislava ranks 52nd in the ranking of female names (29 per 10,000 newborn girls), Vlada ranks 62nd (19 per 10,000). As for Vlasta, this is a very rare name among us (less than 1 in 10,000)

Galina (75) . Galina ranks 75th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 11 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Daria + Darina + Daria (3). The name Daria, together with its other forms (Darina and Daria) are at the very top of the popularity rating of female names - in 3rd place (quantitatively this is about 520 per 10,000 newborn girls, of which Daria accounts for 85-90%, Darina 10- 12%, for Daria 1-2%)

Diana (20)*. Diana is a very popular name, and ranks 20th in the ranking (approximately 150 per 10,000 newborn girls). There is no name in the calendar; they are baptized in honor of the holy martyr Princess Artemia of Rome (the Greek goddess Diana corresponded to the Roman goddess Artemis)

Eva (27) . Quite a popular name. Ranks 27th in the ranking of female names (107 per 10,000)

Evangelina (83) . The name ranks 83rd (approximately 7 per 10,000 female births). For baptism, the name Angelina is used (based on the general meaning of names)

Evgenia (34) . The name ranks 34th in the popularity ranking (78 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Ekaterina, Katerina (9). Ekaterina is a very popular name, it ranks 9th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 340 per 10,000 newborn girls); the name Katerina is not ranked, only 2-3 girls out of 10,000 receive it

Elena (38) . Elena is a fairly popular name, 38th in the ranking of female names (about 62 out of 10,000 newborn girls receive this name)

Elizabeth (8) . Elizabeth is one of the most popular names, 8th in the ranking of female names, approximately 350 out of 10,000 newborn girls receive this name; one form of the name Elizabeth is Isabella (no more than 5-6 girls out of 10,000)

Yesenia (67)* . Yesenia - 67th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 16 per 10,000 newborn girls) // apparently the name comes from the name of the palm tree (Jessenia); suitable godnames are Tamara - based on the meaning of the name, and Ksenia - based on consonance

Zhanna (78) . The name Zhanna is in 78th place in the popularity rating (about 8 per 10,000). The church name of John is used as a godfather

Zlata (41) . Zlata - 41st place in the popularity ranking (approximately 55 per 10,000 newborn girls) // The patron saint is the Great Martyr Zlata (Chris) Moglenskaya

Inna (79) . The name is at the bottom of the ranking, in 79th place (frequency is approximately 8 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Irina (32) . Irina is in 32nd place (approximately 90 out of 10,000); the names Irena and Irene are rare in Russia (approximately 1 in 10,000)

Camilla (53)* . Camilla - 53rd place in the popularity rating (approximately 27 per 10,000 newborn girls); the name is “international”, it can be found not only in Russian families, but also among Muslims of the North Caucasus, Volga region, Central Asia (Kamilya, Kamila, Camilla) // The church name Evgeniya is quite suitable as a godname, since the meaning of both names is practically the same: Camilla - “a girl of impeccable behavior, from a respectable family” (lat.)

Karina (28)*. The name Karina occupies 28th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 106 out of 10,000) // For baptism, it is advisable to use the name Ekaterina. In Poland, Germany and Scandinavian countries, the name Karina (Karina, Karine, Karin and Karen) is considered an independent personal name, formed from the name Katarina (Katrina, Katherine)

Carolina (63)* . Carolina is a borrowed European name, not used very often in Russia: 63rd place in the popularity ranking (about 18 per 10,000 newborn girls) // good godnames are Vasilisa and Vassa(according to its meaning - “queen, royal, queen”)

Kira (26) . Kira is one of the top thirty names - 26th place in the ranking (approximately 114 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Christina (24). Christina is one of the top thirty names - 24th place in the ranking (approximately 122 per 10,000 newborn girls); a form of the name like Christina is more rare (no more than 3-6 per 10,000) // godname Christina

Ksenia (10) . Ksenia is one of the most popular names, it ranks 10th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 290 per 10,000 newborn girls) // Other forms of the name Ksenia are Oksana (frequency approximately 15 per 10,000), Aksinya and Aksiniya (frequency of which varies from 1 to 4 per 10,000)

Lada (70)*. Lada - 70th place in the popularity rating (approximately 12 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Larisa (85). Larisa - 85th place in the popularity rating (approximately 7 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Lydia (64) . Lydia - 64th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 17 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Lily (45) . Lily - 45th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 37 per 10,000 newborn girls) // For baptism, it is advisable to use the church name Susanna (based on the meaning, meaning of the name)

Leah (80) . Leah - 80th place in the popularity rating (approximately 7-8 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Love (50) . Love - 50th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 31 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Lyudmila (74) . Lyudmila - 74th place in the popularity rating (approximately 11 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Maya (59)* . Maya - 59th place in the popularity ranking (approximately 21 per 10,000 newborn girls) // It is difficult to say which godname for Maya will be the best, we can only note that in the English-speaking world the name May (Maya) is considered to be derived from the names Maria and Margarita ( diminutive form that has become an independent personal name)

Margarita (19) . Margarita is one of the most popular names, it ranks 19th in the popularity ranking (approximately 160 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Marianna + Maryana (54). Marianna, together with Maryana, occupy 54th place in the popularity rating (approximately 24 per 10,000 newborn girls, with Maryan and Marianne approximately equally divided)

Marina (37) . Marina - 37th place in the popularity rating (approximately 63 per 10,000)

Maria (4) . Maria is a very popular name, ranking 4th in the popularity ranking (approximately 518 per 10,000 newborn girls); the name Marya is significantly inferior in popularity (only 3-4 per 10,000)

Milana + Milena (18)*. Milana, together with Milena, occupy a high 18th place in the ranking of female names (almost 180 per 10,000 newborn girls, of which approximately 140 are Milana and 40 Milena) // Do not confuse the Slavic names Milana and Milena with the church name of Greek origin Melania ( Melania)! // it is best to baptize Milana and Milena in honor of the Holy Princess Mi Liza of Serbia or the Holy Princess Lyudmila of Czech)

Miroslava (49)* . Miroslava - 49th place in the popularity rating (approximately 31 per 10,000 newborn girls); Miloslava is a rare name (3-4 per 10,000) // Mi litsa is best suited as a godname for Miloslava, and Maria (by sound) or Salomi I (by meaning) for Miroslava

Hope (39) . Nadezhda - 39th place in the popularity rating (approximately 57 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Natalia + Natalia (43). Natalia, together with Natalia, ranks 43rd in the popularity rating (approximately 49 per 10,000 newborn girls); according to statistics from the registry office, the name Natalya is given 7-10 times more often than Natalia

Nellie (48) . Nellie - in 48th place in the ranking (34 out of 10,000) // the name Nellie is one of the forms of the name Elena

Nika (55) . Nika ranks 55th in the popularity rating (approximately 23 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Nina (66) . Nina - 66th place in the popularity rating (approximately 16 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Oksana (68) . Oksana - 68th place in the ranking (approximately 15 per 10,000) // the name Oksana is one of the forms of the name Ksenia

Olesya + Alesya (42) . The names Olesya and Alesya are jointly in 42nd place in the ranking (about 53 per 10,000, but Alesya is significantly inferior to Olesya in popularity: for every 5-10 Olesya there is one Alesya) // It is believed that Olesya and Alesya are derivative forms of the name Alexander , which have become independent personal names. Olesya is more of a Ukrainian name, while the name Alesya has a more Russian (and Belarusian) character. The name Olga is sometimes used as a godname for Alesya and Olesya

Olga (30) . This name closes the top thirty most popular names, 30th in the ranking (approximately 94 per 10,000 newborn girls); variants Elga and Helga are rare, there are only isolated cases of their registration

Polina (7). Polina is one of the most popular names today, ranked 7th in the ranking (approximately 380 per 10,000)

Svetlana (40) . Svetlana - 40th place in the popularity rating (approximately 56 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Seraphim (81) . The name Seraphim is in 81st place in the popularity ranking of female names (frequency is approximately 8 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Snezhana (61) . Snezhana - 61st place in the popularity ranking (approximately 20 per 10,000 newborn girls) // godname - Khionia

Sofia + Sophia (1) . Sofia, together with Sofia, are in first place in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 630 per 10,000 newborn girls); According to statistics from the registry office, the name Sophia is given a little more often than the name Sofia (by 15-20%). Not only in Russia, but throughout the world this name is the most popular these days. For example, in 2013-2014 in the USA, the name Sophia was in 3rd place among newborn girls (as well as Sofia - in 12th place and Sophie - in 91st place); in Poland Zofia - in 1st place, in Austria Sophie - in 3rd place, in Germany Sofia / Sophia - in 4th place, in the Czech Republic Sofie - in 6th place, etc.

Taisiya (33) . Taisiya - 33rd place in the ranking of female names (approximately 81 per 10,000 newborn girls); name forms such as Taisya and Taisa are less popular (1-2 per 10,000)

Tamara (76) . Tamara - 76th place in the ranking of female names (approximately 11 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Tatiana (31) . Tatiana - 31st place in the ranking of female names (approximately 91 per 10,000 newborn girls) // baptized with the church name Tatiana

Ulyana (21) . Ulyana ranks 21st in the popularity ranking (approximately 147 per 10,000 newborn girls) // godname - Juliana

Evelina (44) . Evelina is in 44th place in the ranking (approximately 48 per 10,000 newborn girls) // Evelina is one of the forms of the name Eva

Eleanor (72)* . Eleanor ranks 72nd in the popularity ranking (approximately 12 per 10,000 newborn girls) // baptized Elena or Leonilla

Elina (46). Elina is in 46th place (about 36 out of 10,000 newborn girls // this is one of the forms of the name Elena

Elvira (60) . Elvira - 60th place in the ranking (about 20 per 10,000 newborn girls) // baptized Elena or Leonilla

Emilia (58) . Emilia ranks 58th in popularity rankings (approximately 21 per 10,000 female births); the second form of the name Emma is more rare (2-5 per 10,000) // baptized with the church name Emilia

Julia (25). Julia takes 25th place in the popularity rating (approximately 122 per 10,000 newborn girls) // baptized with the church name Julia

Yana + Yanina (35) . Yana, together with Yanina, occupy 35th place in the ranking (68 out of 10,000, of which Yana is 62-63, and Yanina 5-6) // baptized with the church name of John

Yaroslava (56)*. Yaroslava ranks 56th in the popularity ranking (approximately 22 per 10,000 newborn girls)

Rare names.

These are quite “live” names (Russian and borrowed), which are registered by civil registry offices on a regular basis with a frequency of 1 to 6 per 10,000 newborn girls.

Here are some examples: Augusta + Augustina, Aurora*, Agapia, Aglaya, Agnia + Agnessa, Agrippina, Adriana*, Aksinia + Aksinya, Alevtina, Alexandrina, Alexa, Anisia + Anisya, Ariadna, Ariana + Arianna*, Arsenia*, Artemis, Artemia, Asya, Bella*, Bogdana, Bozena, Vanessa, Vladlena*, Glafira, Dana, Dominica + Domnika, Evdokia, Eusevia, Euphrosyne + Euphrosyne, Zhdana*, Zarina*, Zinaida, Zlatoslava*, Zoya, Ivanna, Ivetta, Isabella, Ilaria, Ilona , Inga*, Inessa, Joanna, Iolanta, Irma, Iya, Kaleria, Capitolina, Katerina, Claudia, Lina, Lolita*, Louise, Lukerya, Magdalena, Martha, Maryam + Mariam*, Matryona + Matrona, Melania + Melania, Melissa, Miloslava*, Ninel, Nonna, Olivia*, Pelageya, Praskovya, Rada*, Raisa, Regina*, Renata*, Rimma, Rosa + Rosalia, Ruslana*, Sabina*, Sabrina*, Simona*, Stella + Estella, Stanislava*, Stefania + Stepanida, Susanna*, Ustina + Ustinya, Faina, Christina, Elga, Elsa, Emma, ​​Juliana (Julianna), Yunia, Juno, Justina.

Very rare names.

In the old days, they were quite common in Russia, but today they have practically fallen out of use, and in the registry office there are only isolated cases of their registration over several years (the frequency of such names is less than 1 per 10,000 newborn girls).

Here are just a few of them: Avdotya, Agrafena, Anatolia, Antonida, Apollinaria, Athanasius, Vassa, Virinea, Glyceria, Dorothea, Eudoxia, Eupraxia, Efimia, Zinovia, Iraida, Isidora, Lucia, Malania, Muse, Olympias, Salome, Sebastian, Thekla, Fedosya, Theodora, Theoktista, Feofaniya, Kharitina.

Choosing a name for a newborn baby sometimes becomes a difficult challenge for parents.

If many women can choose in advance a few of the most pleasant to hear or meaningful names, then already during pregnancy they often have to “replay” right on the go: either the name of the future baby does not fit well with the middle and last name, or the sex of the child on an ultrasound turned out to be completely wrong what the parents expected - in a word, the choice can be influenced by a variety of factors.

Not the least of them is fashion. In different eras, different names are heard. For example, in the late 80s, children vying with each other were called “ordinary” names - Olya, Katya or Natasha for a girl; Seryozha, Zhenya, Andryusha - for a boy. By the beginning of the 2000s, future parents went to great lengths, and kindergartens were filled with Sophia, Zabava, Bogdan and Borislav. There are even siblings in Perm Lucifer and Voldemar.

Most popular name for boys

The name Maxim has not gone out of fashion for many years. With the development of the Internet and the integration of Russia into the world community, parents who choose this name for their sons have another argument: the name Maxim is easily adaptable to most European languages. The same with the names Alexander, Denis or Ivan (the editors of znayvsyo.rf clarifies: Ivan in English will be John, but Evgeny will be Eugene, don’t confuse them!).

The situation is a little more complicated with the no less popular, but poorly translated names Yaroslav, Arseny, Kirill, Artem or Dmitry (Demetria is a name with the same root, but female. For example, actress Demi Moore bears this name). Let us note that in recent years, significantly more Dmitrievs have been born in Russia than before; perhaps this is due to the figure of the politician Dmitry Medvedev. Of course, young parents do not ignore the name Vladimir - often in honor Vladimir Putin.

The most beautiful and rare names for boys

But Russian parents do not try to give unusual names to their children - statistically, boys in Russia are called “strange” names relatively rarely. If earlier registry offices registered such citizens as Angel, Ogneslav, Summerset, and even Ocean, now there are only a few original names.

At the same time, the fashion for “old” names returned. So, quite often babies are called Bogdans, Matveys, Zakhars, Timofeys, Glebs, Anatolies. There are also rarer names - for example, Foma, Miron or Luka (in fairness, it is worth noting that Miron Fedorov, known as the rapper Oksimiron, received this name when it had not yet become fashionable).

But this is in the regions of Russia, but in the national republics the sons are called Timurs, Tagirs, Arthurs and Amirs. The situation in the republics of the North Caucasus is somewhat different. For example, in Vladikavkaz the most common name is Alan, in Makhachkala and Grozny it is Magomed, and in Kazan and Ufa it is Ruslan.

Most popular name for girls

The fashion for names for girls has changed somewhat. If three decades ago it was rare to meet a girl, Lisa or Sonya, now these are perhaps the most popular names, and the fashion has lasted for about a decade. However, other sonorous and beautiful names are not inferior to their position.

Girls are still often called by the name Anastasia. This name comes from the Greek “anastos”, which means resurrected. In esoteric circles, it is believed that a girl with this name will be able to overcome all hardships and achieve any heights in life. At the same time, she will have a subtle mental organization. Anastasias are usually gullible. They can become excellent psychologists, artists, or kindergarten teachers.

“Strong” names for girls are Irina and Marina. Not so popular in recent years, they are still in some demand among parents who believe in the role of a name for the child’s destiny. These names are given to girls so that they grow up confident and filled with inner strength. The list of popular names for girls also includes Anna, Alexandra, Maria, Polina, Elena, Daria and Natalya.

The most beautiful and rare names for girls

Newborn girls, like boys, are often given names with a touch of antiquity. Among the names that sound archaic to our ears are, for example, Lyubava, Jaromira, Glafira, Taisiya and others. In addition, Milena and Milana, Eva and Vitalia, Varvara and Kira are popular.

Fashion for names as a sign of the times

We at the editors of uznayvsyo.rf are materialists, and we are not sure that the name influences the character and destiny of a person. But we can say with confidence that life influences the choice of one name or another. An example is the first Soviet years in Russia, when names such as Oktyabrina, Revolution, Clara or Rosa (in honor of revolutionaries Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg).

Today's trend is difficult to determine, but we can say with confidence that children's names have become a field for parents' self-expression. Many babies are called Kings, Charismas, Eros and even Lenins. And in 2008, seven hundred Messiahs were born in Russia.

At the same time, over the last decade, a trend has been emerging in the country - traditional names are returning to fashion. If a century ago the street was full of Aleksandrovs, Dmitrievs, Anastasii and Mariy, then the situation is similar now (though with a noticeable bias towards “Russianness”).

We suggest you draw your own conclusions, and at the same time read about what Russian names stars choose for your children.
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