| Nadezhda | Lyubov | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | hope | Love |
| Origin | russian | russian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | nah-DYEZH-dah | lyoo-BOHF |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2010 (17) | 2002 (6) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nadezhda | Lyubov |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 40 | 0 |
| 2010s | 118 | 0 |
| 2000s | 96 | 16 |
| 1990s | 37 | 10 |
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).
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.
Nadezhda and Lyubov are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Nadezhda means hope (russian origin), while Lyubov means Love (russian origin).
In US records, Nadezhda first appears in 0 and Lyubov in 0, so Nadezhda has the longer recorded history.