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The Moscow Civil Registry Office announced the most unusual names that Moscow parents gave to their newborn children in 2017.

The five rare classic male names included Anatoly, Valery, Gennady, Vitaly and Valentin. Several boys became owners of the old Russian names Ladomir, Kharlampiy, Patrikey and Velesvet. One newborn was named Orpheus, after the famous musician from ancient Greek mythology. Also on the list of rare names were Franklin, Forward and Nord.

When choosing an unusual name for a child, parents are most often guided not by fashion trends, but by the desire to give their son or daughter a beautiful, yet uncommon name, explained the head of the Moscow Civil Registry Office, Irina Muravyova.

The top 5 rare classic female names in 2017 included Larisa, Lyudmila, Inna, Galina and Zinaida. Among the Old Slavonic names for girls, parents chose such as Agrafena, Zlatozara, Ladislava and Iskra. Since 2017, young Isidora, Vassa and Dorofey have been growing up in the capital.

In total, 134,572 babies were born in Moscow in 2017. Of these, 1,838 were twins and 34 were triplets. One family had four children at once. 62,692 children became first-born, and 49,190 children became second-born. 21,998 children were born into the third or more families in Moscow.

The ranking of the most popular names for children has remained virtually unchanged compared to 2016. Among names for boys, Alexander still occupies first place. 3201 children became its owners. The name Mikhail (2677) rose to second place from fourth. The top three is completed by Artem (2621). The popular top ten also included the following names: Maxim (2568), Daniil (2405), Ivan (2289), Dmitry (1968), Kirill (1478), Matvey (1459) and Andrey (1453).

Since 2017, young Isidora, Vassa and Dorofey have been growing up in the capital

PHOTO: Natalia Nechaeva "Evening Moscow"

Among girls, the most popular and favorite name is still Sophia (Sofia). In 2017, 3,780 babies received this name. Second place is occupied by the name Maria with a result of 2709. Anna is in third place - 2595. The top female names also included: Alice (2200), Victoria (2124), Anastasia (2082), Polina (1962), Alexandra (1817), Elizaveta (1806) and the name Ekaterina (1676), which this year displaced Daria from 10th place.

The monthly rating of the popularity of names in Moscow can be viewed on the open data portal, according to the official website of the mayor and government of Moscow.

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Forward, son of Velesvet. What do I need in your name?

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I shuddered and looked hauntedly around the subway car. I wanted to shake my head so that water would flow out of my ears, but it wasn’t there. “Maybe Eva-Angelina?” I reassured myself. When I myself was the age of this “Evangelina” in a purple ski suit, the girls around me responded to Lena, Masha, or - in the most extreme case - Nonna().

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Statistics of names in Russia: fashion for names, popularity of names

Should you choose a unique name for your child? Or maybe you need to give your baby a widespread, mass-produced name so that he doesn’t stand out? - This issue must be decided by the parents themselves. But we considered it our task to provide parents with information about the frequency of modern male and female names.

You will find the popularity rating of newborn names (according to statistics from 2010-2017) here:girls names, boys names.

And this page provides data on Russian names that are most common among young people aged 17 to 20 years. Interesting? Then read on.

A good idea of ​​what names modern young people have can be obtained, for example, from an analysis of data on applicants in 2015 - candidates for admission to the country's two main universities - Moscow (MSU) and St. Petersburg (SPbSU).

Lists of applicants for bachelor's and master's degrees were analyzed and processed, that is, the names of boys and girls born in 1995 - 1998 were considered; these lists were posted on official websitesdata from the admissions committees of both universities in the summer of 2015. Why was this particular age range (17 - 20 years) chosen for analysis? - Well, in particular, for such a simple reason that these young people themselves will become parents in the coming years.

Analysis of the combination of three elements: personal name, patronymic and last name made it possible to identify with high probability those applicants which are named in accordance with Russian tradition(this includes not only Russian applicants, but also Belarusians, Ukrainians, Jews, in some cases Yakuts, Ossetians, Tatars), in contrast to persons with names not found in Russian families ( Armenian, Georgian, Kalmyk, Tuvan, Buryat names, names of Muslims of the Volga region, North Caucasus and Central Asia, etc.).

As a result, about 21 thousand female and 25 thousand male “Russian” names remained in the total sample (in the full list of applicants). This amount of data is quite sufficient to make certain statistical conclusions. The results are presented in tabular form:

100 most common female names

among applicants from Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University admitted in 2015

In total, in 2015, both universities received a total of approximately 21,000 applications from female applicants wearing« Russians » names. In the table below, their names are arranged in alphabetical order. Along with the main forms of names, their variants are indicated:

120 “rare” names of applicants from Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University in 2015

(occurred in numbers from 1 to 9)

Male names, most common among applicants to Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University,

received in 2015, .

Why do parents call their children strange names and how can this affect the child's life? We also learned the opinion of experts about the adopted law. Experts: Anfisa Kalistratova - child and adolescent psychologist; Galina Kartashova - head. Department of the Civil Registry Office of the Vladimir City Administration; Alexandra Pavlova - psychologist at the private kindergarten “My Komarik”; David Gorelishvili is a member of the All-Russian Association of Parent Committees and Communities.

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In 2017, 127 newborns were registered, of which 71 were boys and 56 were girls. Popular male names this year were: Mikhail, Andrey, Artyom, Grigory, Miron. For women - Sofia (Sofia), Vasilisa, Alisa, Margarita.
Rarely used names still include such traditional names as Irina, Vera, Yulia, Natalya, Alexander, Evgeny, Sergey, Igor. For comparison: 2014 - 226 children were registered; 100 boys and 126 girls. The most common names: Mikhail, Artyom, Pavel - for boys; Maria, Daria, Ksenia - for girls. 2015 - registered - 194 newborns; boys - 111, girls - 83. Common names: male names - Dmitry, Artyom, Maxim; female - Maria, Elizabeth, Anna. 2016: 186 children were registered in the Civil Registry Office. Boys - 100, girls - 86. Popular male names of 2016 - Artyom, Ilya, Maxim; female - Maria, Victoria, Elizabeth.
In 2017, 156 happy family unions were registered. Based on age estimates, we can say that most of the grooms are over 35 years of age, and the brides are between 25 and 34 years of age. The same picture was observed in 2016. In 2014 and 2015 the largest number of brides and grooms were in the “25 to 34” category.
In the past year, 15 marriages with foreign citizens were registered. The top three are still headed by Ukraine - 6 people, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Belarus - 2 people each. For comparison: in 2014 there were 21 marriages with foreign citizens. Ukraine - 9 people; Tajikistan - 3 people; Uzbekistan - 3 people. 2015 - 36 marriages with citizens of other states. Ukraine - 20 people; Tajikistan - 4 people; Moldova - 3 people. 2016 - 19 interstate marriages: Ukraine - 8, Uzbekistan - 4, Tajikistan - 2.
In 2017, 94 divorces were registered. For comparison: for 2016 - 100, for 2015 - 94, for 2014 - 141. The main age category of those getting divorced are citizens from 25 to 39 years old.
The sad statistics on people who have left us are as follows: 2017 - 208 people, of which 109 were men, 99 women. For comparison: 2016 claimed 234 people (leap year!), 117 men and 117 women. In 2015, 182 people died: men - 86 and women - 96. 2014 took away -204 people from us. 115 men and 89 women.
In the past year, the Civil Registry Office issued 11 records of acts of change of name. Of these, 9 changes were made by women and 2 by men. This is a normal, predictable situation. I would like to clarify right away that, in accordance with the civil code of the Russian Federation, a person’s name includes three components: proper name, patronymic and surname. Therefore, it is possible to change one, two or all components of the name. Men change their first and last names more often. Women change their last name more often. For comparison: 2014 - 17 name changes, of which 4 were men, 13 were women. 2015 - 12 name changes, men - 5, women - 7.
In 2016, 19 people registered a name change, incl. 3 men and 16 women.
Ahead - 2018. On these holidays, I want to wish everyone health, optimism, love and, of course, magic.

156 marriages
registered in 2017 in Chernogolovka

Yulianna FEDYUSHINA,
head of Chernogolovsky
Department of the Civil Registry Office of the State Civil Registry Office of the Moscow Region,
photo: Anastasia Mushenok