Russians use their surname only for formal circumstances and never use it to address someone. They always address each other only by their first names. Therefore, choosing the perfect first name means a lot to them.
Besides the Russians, people of different countries and languages also prefer Russian words to name their children. This language is that popular. For both the folks who are from Russia and who are not, we have listed a vast collection of Russian names here to make your task easier. We have collected most of the boy names used in Russia and shortlisted the famous names. Please look into the below list to find one right name for your baby boy.
A to Z List of Russian Names for Boys:
1. Abram
2. Abrasha
3. Adamka: Son of the red Earth
4. Adas: Noble
5. Adrian
6. Adrik
7. Afanas/Afanasei/Afanasii/Afanasiy/Afon/Afonka/Afonasei: It means “immortal.”
8. Afanasi
9. Afanasy: Immortal
10. Afimia
11. Agafia
12. Agafya
13. Agasha
14. Aglaya: Beauty
15. Agnessa
16. Agrafena
17. Agripin: Wild Horse
18. Agrippa
19. Akillina
20. Akim
21. Aksiniya: Welcome to the stranger.
22. Albert: Bright and Noble
23. Alek
24. Alek/ Aleksandr/ Aleksandr/ Alexander/ Aleksei/ Alexei: Variant name of Alexander
25. Aleks/ Aleksey/Alexey: It means defender.
26. Aleksis
27. Alena
28. Alex: Protector
29. Alexander
30. Alexei
31. Alik
32. Alisya
33. All
34. Alla
35. Alma
36. Aloyoshenka
37. Aloysha
38. Alyona
39. Alyosha/Andrii: Famous Warrior
40. Amaliya
41. Anastasia
42. Anastasii: Resurrection
43. Anastasiy: Resurrect
44. Anatoli
45. Anatolii
46. Anatoliy: Sunrise
47. Anatoliya
48. Anatoly
49. Anatoly: East and Sunrise
50. Andrei
51. Andrey
52. Andrian
53. Andros: Brave
54. Andrusha
55. Andrya
56. Anfim
57. Anfisa
58. Anfiya
59. Anisim: Useful
60. Anisiya
61. Anna
62. Anstice
63. Antinko
64. Anton
65. Antonina
66. Antoniy: Invaluable
67. Antosha: Inestimable
68. Anzhela
69. Apollonii: Apollo
70. Apostol: Messenger
71. Aramazd
72. Arina
73. Aristarkh: Best Ruler
74. Arkadi
75. Arkadi:
76. Arkadiy
77. Arkady: From Arcadia
78. Arkhip: Master of horses
79. Arman
80. Armen: From Armenia
81. Aronoa
82. Arseni
83. Arseni/Arsenii/Arseniy: Viril
84. Arseny
85. Artem
86. Artemi
87. Artur: Bear-like
88. Artyem
89. Artyom
90. Asenka: Grace
91. Avdeeva
92. Avdotia
93. Avel
94. Avgust
95. Avgusta
96. Avgustin
97. Avraam
98. Avramij
99. Avreliy: Gold-colored
100. Balanchine
101. Bela
102. Bella
103. Benedikt
104. Berdy
105. Berngards
106. Berte
107. Bogatir/Bogatyr: Warrior
108. Bogdan
109. Bogdan
110. Bogdashha
111. Bogdashka
112. Bohdan
113. Bohdanko
114. Boleslav/ Borislav: Large Slav Glory
115. Bolodenka
116. Boris
117. Boroda
118. Borya
119. Boryenka
120. Brends
121. Brody
122. Bruna
123. Bubley
124. Burian
125. Chernobog
126. Cheslav
127. Chiona
128. Clavdia
129. Communa
130. Czar
131. Czernobog
132. Damien
133. Damir: Provide peace
134. Damyan
135. Damyon
136. Daniell
137. Daniil
138. Danil
139. Danila
140. Danilka
141. Danya
142. Danylo
143. Daria
144. Dasha
145. David
146. Dazhdbog
147. Dema
148. Demid
149. Demyan
150. Denis
151. Deniskov
152. Denka
153. Denya
154. Desya: Moderate
155. Devora
156. Diak
157. Dima: Strong Fighter
158. Dimi/ Dmitri/Dmitrii/ Dmitriy/Dmitry: loves the Earth
159. Dimitre
160. Dimitri
161. Dimitur
162. Dimity
163. Dimka
164. Dina
165. Dmitri
166. Dmitrik
167. Dmitriy
168. Dmitry
169. Dobrashin/Dobrushin: Goodness
170. Dobryna
171. Dominika
172. Domna
173. Donat
174. Dorofei/ Dorofey: Gift of God
175. Doroteya
176. Dosifei
177. Duscha
178. Duscha
179. Eda
180. Edik: Healthy and Wealthy Guardian
181. Edmon
182. Eduard
183. Eelia
184. Efim
185. Efrem
186. Efrosin: Joy
187. Egor
188. Eitan
189. Ekaterina
190. Elen
191. Elena
192. Elina
193. Ella
194. Endar
195. Erik
196. Eriks
197. Ermolai: People of Hermers
198. Euprakseia
199. Eva
200. Evdokeia
201. Evelina
202. Evfrosinya
203. Evgeni/ Evgeniy/ Evgeny/ Evgen/ Evgeniy: Well Born
204. Evgenia
205. Fabi
206. Fabiyan
207. Faddei
208. Fadei: Courageous
209. Fadey
210. Fadeyka
211. Fayina
212. Fedar
213. Fedar: Gift of God
214. Fedinka
215. Fedir
216. Fedor
217. Fedora
218. Fedot
219. Fedya
220. Fedyenka
221. Fekla
222. Feliks: A successful man
223. Feodor
224. Feodora
225. Feodore
226. Feodosi
227. Feodosiy/ Feodot: God Giving
228. Feodosya
229. Feofan: Manifestation of God
230. Feofil
231. Feofilakt
232. Ferapont: Worshiper
233. Fevronia
234. Filaret
235. Filat: God Guard
236. Filip
237. Filipa
238. Filipp: Lover of Horses
239. Fjodor
240. Florenti
241. Florentiy: Blossoming
242. Foka
243. Foma
244. Fredek
245. Fyodor
246. Fédor
247. Galina
248. Gana
249. Ganya
250. Garald
251. Garold
252. Garolds
253. Garry
254. Gav
255. Gavrel
256. Gavrie
257. Gavriil: Warrior of God
258. Gavril
259. Gavrilovich
260. Gedeon: Mighty Warrior
261. Geni
262. Gennadi/ Gennadiy: Noble
263. Gennadius
264. Gennady: It means “One who cares for others.”
265. Georgi
266. Georgii/ Georgiy/ Georgy/ Gora/ Gorya/ Guga: Farmer
267. Georgy
268. Gerasim: Old Age
269. German
270. Germogen
271. Gervasi
272. Gervasii: Spear Servent
273. Gitfrid
274. Glafira
275. Gleb: Beard
276. Glikeriya
277. Goga
278. Gogil/ Gogol: Golden-eyed Duck
279. Gorain
280. Gorky
281. Gregori
282. Gridia
283. Grigor
284. Grigori
285. Grigori/ Grigoriy/ Grigory /Grisha: Vigilant
286. Grigorii
287. Grigory
288. Hedeon
289. Hedeon: Destroyer
290. Helge
291. Herahd
292. Iakov: supplanter
293. Ieronim: Holy Name
294. Iev
295. Ignat
296. Ignat/
297. Ignati
298. Ignatii
299. Ignatiy
300. Ignaty
301. Igor: Bow Warrior
302. Igoryok
303. Ilari
304. Ilari/ Ilarion/ Ilariy/ Illarion: Happy
305. Ilation
306. Ilia
307. Ilias
308. Iliya
309. Ilya
310. Immanuil
311. Industria
312. Inessa
313. Inna
314. Innokenti
315. Innokenti/ Innokentiy: Harmless
316. Ioakim
317. Ioann
318. Ioanna
319. Iosif
320. Iov
321. Ipati
322. Ipati/ Ipatiy: Supreme
323. Ippolit: Horse Freer
324. Irina
325. Irinei: Peaceful
326. Irisa
327. Isaak
328. Isai
329. Isidor: Gift of Isis
330. Israil
331. Iustin
332. Ivan/ Ivann: God is Gracious
333. Ivana
334. Ivano
335. Iziaslav
336. Jascha
337. Jasha
338. Jasha: Supplanter
339. Jeirgif
340. Jeramie
341. Jeramy
342. Jeremie
343. Jermija
344. Jov
345. Julij
346. Jurg
347. Kaleriya
348. Kamenka
349. Kapiton
350. Karik: Ruler
351. Karlen
352. Karlin
353. Karol
354. Karolek
355. Karolina
356. Karp
357. Katerina
358. Kazimir
359. Kenya
360. Kenya: Harmless
361. Kervyn: Ruler
362. Kesar
363. Kesha
364. Kharald
365. Kharitaniya
366. Khariton: Grace
367. Kilina
368. Kima
369. Kir: Master
370. Kira
371. Kiril
372. Kirill: Lord
373. Kiryl
374. Kisa
375. Klavdii: Lame
376. Kliment: Gentle and Merciful
377. Kodiak: Island
378. Koldan: Sting
379. Kolmogorov: Hill
380. Koloda/ Kolodka: Log
381. Kolya
382. Kolya: Victor of the people
383. Kolzak: Slippery
384. Kondrati
385. Konstantin/ Kostya: Steadfast
386. Konstantine
387. Kozmin
388. Kristina
389. Krugan
390. Kseniya
391. Kuzma: Beauty
392. Lada
393. Lara
394. Larina
395. Larisa
396. Laurente
397. Lavrentii
398. Lavrenty
399. Lazar: God has helped
400. Lenian
401. Lenin
402. Lenina
403. Lenora
404. Lenyan
405. Leonid: lion’s Son
406. Leonide
407. Leonilla
408. Leonti
409. Leontii/ Leontiy/ Leonty: Lion-like
410. Lera
411. Lev
412. Lev/leo
413. Leva
414. Levka
415. Levushka: Lion
416. Lidiya
417. Live: A courageous man
418. Lotta
419. Ludis
420. Ludmil: Grace
421. Ludmila
422. Luka
423. Lukyan
424. Lyeta
425. Lyov
426. Lyov: lion
427. Lyubov
428. Lyudmila
429. Magdalina
430. Maiya
431. Makar/ Makari/ Makariy: Blessed
432. Makar: It means “A Person blessed with Great Happiness.”
433. Makari: Blessed
434. Makrina
435. Maks
436. Maksim
437. Maksim: The Greatest
438. Maksimilian: The Greatest Rival
439. Maksimillian
440. Manuil
441. Manuyil
442. Mara
443. Marat
444. Marfa
445. Margarete
446. Margarita
447. Marianna
448. Marina
449. Mariya
450. Mark
451. Marko
452. Markov
453. Marlen
454. Matryona
455. Matvei
456. Matvei/ Matvey: Gift of God
457. Matysh
458. Mavra
459. Mavra: It means “A Dark person.”
460. Mavriki
461. Mavriky
462. Maxim: The Greatest
463. Mecheslav
464. Mefodi
465. Mefodiy: Method
466. Melaniya
467. Melita
468. Meliton
469. Melor
470. Mendeley
471. Micha
472. Michail
473. / Misha: Who is Like God?
474. Mikhaila
475. Milana
476. Militsa
477. Mily
478. Minodora
479. Miron
480. Miropiya
481. Mirra
482. Mischa
483. Misha
484. Mishe
485. Mitre: Earth
486. Mitrofan: Mother-appearing
487. Mitya: Loves the Earth
488. Modest/ Modya: Moderate
489. Moisey
490. Moisse
491. Moriz
492. Mosya
493. Motka
494. Motya: Gift of God
495. Mounya
496. Mstislav
497. Nadezhda
498. Narkissa
499. Nastasia
500. Natalya
501. Natan
502. Naum
503. Naum: It means “Comfort.”
504. Nazary
505. Nelly
506. Neonila
507. Nestor
508. Nicolai
509. Nikifor: Victory-Bearer
510. Nikita: Supreme
511. Nikita: Unconquerable
512. Nikodim/ Nikolai: Victory of the People
513. Nikolai
514. Nikolaj: Th victor among all
515. Nikolay
516. Nina
517. Ninel
518. Nofel
519. Nonna
520. Nyura
521. Ogrofena
522. Okbt: A confident human being
523. Oksana
524. Oleg: Filled with Brightness
525. Oleg: Holy
526. Olena
527. Olezka
528. Olga
529. Olgov
530. Onanin
531. Onisim: Useful
532. Ony
533. Oral
534. Orel
535. Orell
536. Oriel
537. Orina
538. Orlenda
539. Orlitza
540. Orrel
541. Osip
542. Osyen
543. Osyenya
544. Ovdei
545. Pabiyan
546. Padorin
547. Panas
548. Pankrati/ Pankratii/ Pankratiy: All Power
549. Panya
550. Parasha
551. Parfen
552. Pasha: Small
553. Patya: Supreme
554. Pavel: Small
555. Pavipv
556. Pavla
557. Pavlik
558. Pavlo
559. Pavlo: It means “Smart & Intellectual Person.”
560. Pavlusha
561. Pavlushka
562. Pavlya
563. Pelageya
564. Petenka
565. Petrov
566. Petya: Stone
567. Pimen
568. Platon
569. Polina
570. Porfiry
571. Praskovya
572. Pribislav
573. Prokhor: Leader of the Dance
574. Prokofy
575. Prokopiy: Progress
576. Prokopy: Progress
577. Pushka: Helpful
578. Pushkin
579. Puskin
580. Pyotr/peter
581. Pyotr: Stone
582. Qudiar
583. Rada
584. Radomil: Happy Favor
585. Radomir: Peaceful Person
586. Radoslav
587. Rafail
588. Rahil
589. Raisa
590. Raiza
591. Rasputin: A Mystic
592. Ravil
593. Renat
594. Robert
595. Rodion: A song of the hero warrior
596. Rodion/ Rodya: Sprung from a Hero
597. Roksana
598. Rolan: Famous Land
599. Roman
600. Romochka
601. Rostislav
602. Rostislav/ Rostya: Usurp-glory
603. Rozaliya
604. Rubal: Currency
605. Rurik: Famous Power
606. Ruslan
607. Ruslan: One who is like a Lion
608. Ryurik
609. Sabina
610. Sacha
611. Samoyla
612. Samuil: Name of God
613. Samvel
614. Sanya
615. Sapozhnika
616. Sascha
617. Sasha/ Sashura: Defender of Mankind
618. Sava
619. Saveli
620. Saveli/ Saveliy/ Savely/ Savin: Sabine
621. Savva: Old Man
622. Semyon: Hearkening
623. Serafim: Serpent
624. Serafima
625. Serge
626. Sergei/ Sergej/Sergey: Sergeant
627. Sergey
628. Sergeyka
629. Sergi
630. Sergie
631. Sergo
632. Serguei
633. Sergunya
634. Serhiy
635. Serhiyko
636. Seriozha
637. Seriozhenka
638. Seryozha
639. Sevastian
640. Sevastien
641. Sevastyan:
642. Shasha
643. Shashenka
644. Shelovlevaya
645. Shelovleviy
646. Shura
647. Shura: One who depends on people
648. Shurik
649. Shurochka
650. Sidor
651. Silvestr
652. Simeon
653. Simon
654. Simunek
655. Sinoviya
656. Slava: Glory
657. Slava: It means Person of Fame
658. Slavik
659. Slavike
660. Slavka
661. Snigurka
662. Sofiya
663. Spartak
664. Spiridon: Spirit
665. Stanislav
666. Stanislov
667. Stas: Glorious Government
668. Stefan
669. Stepan
670. Stepane
671. Stephan
672. Stephania
673. Stephanida
674. Stepka
675. Stesha
676. Svetlana
677. Sviatoslav
678. Svyatopolk
679. Svyatoslav
680. Tahna
681. Taissia
682. Tamara
683. Tamryn
684. Tanis: Affaction/Love
685. Tanny
686. Taras
687. Tasha
688. Tasher
689. Tatyana
690. Teemofe
691. Terenti: Twist
692. Tikhon: Hitting the Mark
693. Tima
694. Timka
695. Timofei
696. Timofey
697. Timok
698. Timour/ Timur: Iron
699. Tiriro
700. Tisha
701. Tishka
702. Tit: Straining
703. Todor
704. Todos
705. Tolenka
706. Tolya
707. Toma: Twin
708. Tomas
709. Tosya
710. Trofim
711. Tsetsiliya
712. Tusya
713. Tyoma
714. Uliana
715. Uri
716. Uriah
717. Urie
718. Ursola
719. Urvan
720. Ustin
721. Vadim
722. Valentin
723. Valentina
724. Valeri/ Valerii/Valeriy: To be Strong
725. Valerii
726. Valerik
727. Valeriya
728. Valery
729. Vanechka
730. Vanja/ Vanya: God is Gracious
731. Vanusha
732. Vanyusha
733. Varfolomei/ Varfolomey: Son of Talmai
734. Varinka
735. Varnava: Son fo Exhortation
736. Varvara
737. Vas
738. Vasili
739. Vasili/ Vasiliy/ Vasily/ Vasya: King
740. Vasilii
741. Vasilik
742. Vasilisa
743. Vasily
744. Vaslav
745. Vaslek
746. Vassi
747. Vassily
748. Vasyenka
749. Velika
750. Venedikt: Blessed
751. Veniamin: Son of the Right Hand
752. Venka
753. Venya
754. Vera
755. Veronika
756. Vesna
757. Viera
758. Vikent
759. Vikenti/ Vikentiy: Conquering
760. Viktor
761. Viktoriya
762. Vilena
763. Vilma
764. Vitali/ Vitaliy/ Vitaly/ Vitya: Vital
765. Vitaliya
766. Vitaly
767. Vitenka
768. Vlad: Rule
769. Vlad: Ruler
770. Vladik
771. Vladilen
772. Vladimir
773. Vladimira
774. Vladislav
775. Vladlen
776. Vladmir
777. Vladmiri
778. Vladya
779. Vlas
780. Vlasi
781. Vlasii/ Vlasiy: Talks with a Lisp
782. Volody
783. Volya/ Vova: Peaceful Ruler
784. Vovka
785. Vsevolad
786. Vsevolod
787. Vyacheslav
788. Vyesna
789. Vyesniy
790. Wadim
791. Wassily
792. Xavier
793. Xenia
794. Yackim
795. Yakim
796. Yakov
797. Yaremka
798. Yarok
799. Yaromir/ Yaropolk: Spring Peace
800. Yaroslav: Spring Glory
801. Yasha: Supplanter
802. Yefim: It means “Well I Speak.”
803. Yefrem: Fruitful
804. Yegor: Farmer
805. Yekaterina
806. Yelena
807. Yelesiy/elisei
808. Yelisei
809. Yelizaveta
810. Yemelyan: Rival
811. Yeremai
812. Yeremy
813. Yerik
814. Yermolai: People of Hermes
815. Yevdokiya
816. Yevfrosinya
817. Yevgeni
818. Yevgeni/ Yevgeniy: Well Born
819. Yevgenia
820. Yevgeny
821. Yov
822. Yuli
823. Yulia
824. Yulian
825. Yulianiya
826. Yuliy
827. Yuliya
828. Yura
829. Yuri
830. Yuri/ Yuriy: Farmer
831. Yurii
832. Yurik
833. Yurochka
834. Yury
835. Yvor
836. Zakhar
837. Zavid
838. Zenaida
839. Zenevieva
840. Zernebog:
841. Zhanna
842. Zhenechka
843. Zhenya
844. Zhivago
845. Zhorah
846. Zigfrids: Protection
847. Zima
848. Zimiy
849. Zinaida
850. Zinerva
851. Zinov
852. Zinoviy
853. Zinoviya
854. Ziven
855. Zivon
856. Zoran
857. Zory
858. Zoya
859. Zytka
Before concluding, here is one exciting piece of information for the Non- Russians. Maximum people of Russia have a nickname or shortened form of their first name. But only family members can use those words to call them. Otherwise, if you want to call them by a nickname, take their permission first.
