122 Slavic Baby Names for Girls and Boys

Take your time with these Slavic girls’ and boys’ names. Read a few aloud together and see which ones you’d like to keep talking about.

Updated September 6, 2026

by Stefanie Miller

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57 Slavic Girl Names
65 Slavic Boy Names
Slavic Names Used in the Balkans
8 Balkan Girl Names

Slavic baby names are used across countries including Russia, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic.¹ This collection includes names used in Slavic-speaking communities as well as names with Slavic roots that have forms in other languages. Short forms are included, too, alongside full given names.

The girls’ and boys’ lists below are alphabetical, making it easier to find a name again when you want a second look. If you’re interested in names used in the Balkans, there’s also a smaller selection drawn from the main lists. It focuses on names used in the region’s Slavic-speaking communities.

57 Slavic Girl Names

1. Agata

2. Ajla

3. Aleksandra

4. Alina

5. Anezka

6. Beta

7. Bogdana

8. Branislava

9. Branka

10. Danica

11. Dita

12. Dragana

13. Dusana

14. Elga

15. Fanya

16. Feodora

17. Galina

18. Irina

19. Ivanka

20. Jovana

21. Kalina

22. Katerina

23. Kinga

24. Lada

25. Lepa

26. Malyna

27. Marjeta

28. Marta

29. Mila

30. Milana

31. Nadia

32. Natalia

33. Nedda

34. Oksana

35. Panya

36. Petra

37. Radinka

38. Radmila

39. Raina

40. Romanka

41. Sonja

42. Stanislava

43. Svetlana

44. Tanja

45. Tosha

46. Valentina

47. Valeriya

48. Valeska

49. Vera

50. Verochka

51. Yana

52. Yaroslava

53. Zaria

54. Zora

55. Zorina

56. Zuza

57. Zvezda

65 Slavic Boy Names

1. Aleko

2. Aleksandar

3. Alexei

4. Andrej

5. Anton

6. Arseni

7. Blagoy

8. Boris

9. Branko

10. Burian

11. Casimer

12. Dalibor

13. Darijo

14. Dimitar

15. Dobroslav

16. Dusan

17. Emil

18. Evzen

19. Fedir

20. Filip

21. Floryan

22. Goran

23. Hristo

24. Igor

25. Ivan

26. Janko

27. Jarek

28. Jovan

29. Juraj

30. Kamil

31. Kazimir

32. Kristjan

33. Ladislav

34. Lazlo

35. Lev

36. Luboslaw

37. Maksim

38. Marek

39. Matej

40. Matvey

41. Michal

42. Mikhail

43. Milenko

44. Milos

45. Nikola

46. Novak

47. Oleg

48. Petar

49. Plamen

50. Radman

51. Radomil

52. Radoslav

53. Radu

54. Rolan

55. Slavko

56. Stefan

57. Tihomir

58. Timofey

59. Todor

60. Tomislav

61. Vasil

62. Veselin

63. Vladimir

64. Vlasta

65. Wenzel

Slavic Names Used in the Balkans

The Balkans include both Slavic-speaking and non-Slavic-speaking communities.² These selections focus on names used in Bosnian, Croatian, or Serbian naming traditions.^3,4,5 They are drawn from the main lists above and do not represent every naming tradition in the region.

8 Balkan Girl Names

1. Ajla

2. Branka

3. Danica

4. Dragana

5. Jovana

6. Milana

7. Petra

8. Zora

12 Balkan Boy Names

1. Aleksandar

2. Andrej

3. Branko

4. Filip

5. Goran

6. Ivan

7. Jovan

8. Nikola

9. Novak

10. Petar

11. Stefan

12. Tomislav

We hope you found a few Slavic names you’d like to try out. Say them with your baby’s surname and any middle name you’re considering, then see how the combinations sound to you.

For more options, see our Russian baby names and Ukrainian baby names articles, or visit the Baby Names Hub.

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Stefanie Miller

Stefanie is a stay-at-home mom turned freelance writer who enjoys writing about baby names. She studied Early Childhood Education for two years. Stefanie loves knitting, curling up with a good book, cooking, and binge-watching Parks and Recreation in her spare time. She currently resides in upstate New York with her husband and three children.

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