Russian names, by how often Americans give them
34 names in U.S. records come from Russian, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Vera (1,482 babies), then Anya and Lana.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Russian names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Vera | 1,482 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Anya | 821 | A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Lana | 768 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Nadia | 531 | A female given name from Russian used since the twentieth century. Wiktionary |
| Sasha | 461 | A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian. Wiktionary |
| Lara | 409 | A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian. Wiktionary |
| Natasha | 202 | A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya. Wiktionary |
| Sonia | 171 | A female given name from Russian (the usual UK spelling of the name which is spelled Sonya in the US). Wiktionary |
| Irina | 127 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| German | 112 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Sonya | 100 | A female given name from Russian Соня (Sonja). Wiktionary |
| Vanya | 75 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Natalya | 74 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Ilya | 64 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Misha | 60 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Olga | 50 | A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian. Wiktionary |
| Asya | 45 | A female given name from Russian, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Lenin | 43 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Katya | 42 | A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, equivalent to English Kate. Wiktionary |
| Dunya | 37 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Arsen | 36 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Dmitri | 33 | A male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Dmitry. Wiktionary |
| Yulia | 31 | A female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Julia. Wiktionary |
| Artur | 25 | A male given name from Russian, Belurusian, or Ukrainian, equivalent to English Arthur. Wiktionary |
| Sanya | 18 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Zakhar | 13 | A male given name from Russian or Ukrainian. Wiktionary |
| Sascha | 12 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Igor | 12 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Aelita | 8 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Lesia | 0 | A diminutive of the female given name Olesya of Russian and Ukrainian usage. Wiktionary |
| Tatjana | 0 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Ninoshka | 0 | A female given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Vitali | 0 | A male given name from Russian. Wiktionary |
| Olesya | 0 | A diminutive of the female given name Aleksandra /Oleksandra, equivalent to English Alexis of Russian and Ukrainian usage. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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