Recorded 1988–2017 Girls' name Peak 1995 104 births

Russia — girls' name

104 babies named Russia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s412000s382010s19
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Russia was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

9 babies were named Russia in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Russia

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Russia between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Russia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Russia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Russia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Russia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Russia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

104

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1995

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Russia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Russia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 39% of Russia's all-time total
1980s61990s412000s382010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Russia?
104 babies have been named Russia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
When was Russia most popular?
Russia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Russia been used?
Russia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Russia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Rusti, Rushie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.