Popular Russian Names For Girls

You may know from books and movies that Russians have three names. The first name is a given name like Жанна or Сергей. The second name is a patronymic. Finally, there is a family name or surname. The following list includes 90 first names for girls most widely used nowadays in Russia.

Russian name	Pronunciation	Non-Russian
Александра	ahleekSAHNdrah	Alexandra
Алина	ahLEEnah	Alina
Алиса	ahLEEsah	Alisa
Алла	AHLla	Alla
Алёна	ahLYOnah	Alyona
Альбина	ahl'BEEnah	Albina
Анастасия	ahnahstahSEEya	Anastasiya
Анна	AHNna	Anna
Антонина	ahntahNEEnah	Antonina
Анжелика	ahnzhiLEEkah	Anzhelika
Анфиса	ahFEEsah	Anfisa

- В -
Вера	VYEHrah	Vera
Валерия	vahLYEHreeyah	Valeriya
Варвара	vahrVAHRrah	Varvara
Василиса	vahseeLEEsah	Vasilisa
Владлена	VLAHDlyehnah	Vladlena
Вероника	veerahNEEkah	Veronika
Валентина	vahleenTEEnah	Valentina
Виктория	veekTOreeya	Viktoriya

- Г, Д -
Галина	gahLEEnah	Galina
Дарья	DAHRya	Darya
Дина	DEEnah	Dina
Диана	deeAHNA	Diana
Доминика	dahmeeNEEkah	Dominika

Index of Russian female names

1. Russian Girls' names: А-Д
2. Russian Girls' names: Е-К
3. Russian Girls' names: Л-О
4. Russian Girls' names: П-Я

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