---
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
  - ru
pretty_name: Russian Given Names (NEN)
tags:
  - names
  - russian
  - onomastics
  - gazetteer
  - demographics
  - ner
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
task_categories:
  - token-classification
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path: data/names.csv
---

# Russian Given Names (NEN) — 1,551 names with meanings and ZAGS popularity

**1,551 Russian given names** (809 male, 742 female) with origin, short meaning, an editorial etymology note, diminutive and international forms, and popularity ranks among newborns based on open data from Moscow civil registry offices (ZAGS).

Curated by the editorial team of [NEN («Нет, это нормально»)](https://n-e-n.ru/), a Russian parenting magazine. Every record links to a full name page at **[n-e-n.ru/imena](https://n-e-n.ru/imena/)** — the living catalog with a patronymic-based name picker.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | Given name («Александр») |
| `gender` | `m` / `f` | Gender |
| `slug` | string | Stable ID, matches the name page URL |
| `url` | string | Name page at n-e-n.ru with the full reference |
| `origin` | string | Origin («древнегреческое») |
| `meaning` | string | Short meaning (≤110 chars) |
| `about` | string | Editorial note: etymology and history — no astrology or "character by name" pseudoscience |
| `short_forms` | string | Diminutives, `; `-separated |
| `international_forms` | string | International counterparts, `; `-separated |
| `first_letter` | string | First letter |
| `letters_count` | int | Name length in letters |
| `popularity_place` | int | Rank among newborns (1 = most frequent; Moscow ZAGS open data) |
| `popularity_bucket` | `top` / `popular` / `medium` / `rare` | Popularity bucket (96 / 259 / 485 / 711 names) |
| `tags` | string | `классика`, `редкое`, `короткое`, `унисекс` (`; `-separated) |

## Use cases

Gazetteer for Russian NER, transliteration models, onomastics and demographic research, baby-name applications.

## Provenance

- Popularity: open data from Moscow civil registry offices (ZAGS), newborn statistics of recent years. Rank is relative within this corpus, not absolute registration counts.
- Meanings and notes: NEN editorial team — every entry proofread; astrology and "destiny by name" content deliberately removed.
- Canonical repository: [github.com/mdanina/nen-imena-dataset](https://github.com/mdanina/nen-imena-dataset) · Kaggle mirror: [kaggle.com/datasets/magdadanina/russian-names-nen](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/magdadanina/russian-names-nen)

## License and attribution

[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Free to use, share and adapt — including commercially — **with required attribution**:

> Данные: НЭН — сервис «Имена», https://n-e-n.ru/imena/

Online use requires a working hyperlink to `https://n-e-n.ru/imena/`.