According to the government of Moscow, the most popular baby names in the city in 2011 were Anastasia and Alexander.
Here are Moscow’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2011:
Girl Names
- Anastasia
- Maria
- Darya
Boy Names
- Alexander
- Maxim
- Dmitry
Trendy western names like Emily, Angelica, and Angelina — “names foreign-sounding in Russian” — have also gained a foothold in Moscow.
Political names, on the other hand, are all but extinct:
Gone are the days of relying on politically correct ideology to choose children’s names — like “Myuda,” after International Youth Day, or “Perkosrak,” translated as “first space rocket.”
Source: “Russian baby names go international.” UPI 31 Jan. 2012.
Image: Adapted from Flag of Russia (public domain)
