The most popular names of the past year were Mikhail and Anna.
As of December 29, 2025, the most popular male name given to newborn sons was Mikhail: 218 boys born in Kirov Oblast in 2025 received this name.
In second place was Alexander. This name was given to 180 male infants born in Kirov Oblast in 2025. Third place went to Timofey: 172 newborn boys.
Rounding out the top five were Artem (165 boys) and Matvey (153 newborn boys).
The most popular female name given to newborn daughters was Anna: 163 girls received it in 2025. In second place was Sofia: 155 newborn girls in Kirov Oblast were given this name. In third place was Eva: 142 newborn girls. In fourth was Maria (130 infants), and in fifth was Victoria (124 newborn girls).
As for the rarest names given to children born in 2025, among boys they were: Yu Chen, Hamza, Rustam, Yusuf and Zahid. Among girls they were: Wafa, Melisa, Aria, Sumaya and Ralina.
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The most popular names of the past year were Mikhail and Anna.
The ZAGS portal published the most common and the rarest names given to children born in 2025.
