| Lyubov | Nadezhda | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | hope |
| Origin | russian | russian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | lyoo-BOHF | nah-DYEZH-dah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2002 (6) | 2010 (17) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lyubov | Nadezhda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 40 |
| 2010s | 0 | 118 |
| 2000s | 16 | 96 |
| 1990s | 10 | 37 |
The Russian name Lyubov (Любовь) means simply 'love', from the Slavic root ljub- 'love, dear'. A calque of the Christian virtue name; the diminutive Lyuba is common.
The full Russian/Bulgarian name meaning 'hope', from the Old Slavic word for hope; it was coined as a calque of the Greek name Elpis ('hope'). Traditionally paired with Vera (faith) and Lyubov (love).
Lyubov and Nadezhda are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Lyubov means Love (russian origin), while Nadezhda means hope (russian origin).
In US records, Lyubov first appears in 0 and Nadezhda in 0, so Lyubov has the longer recorded history.