The report said that the most popular male names were Artyom, Alexander, Mikhail, Maxim and Ivan, and the female names were Sofia, Victoria, Anna, Maria and Alice.
“The list of rare male names in 2019 was headed by Porfiry, Vlastislav, Poseidon, Elisha and Ladamir,” the Federal Tax Service said.
At the same time, Milorad, Feoktist, Zlataslav, Kapitolin, Sentyabrin, Matryon and Diva became the rarest female names last year.
In October, it was reported that in Moscow, the most popular name for newborn boys was Alexander, and girls - Sofia.