Name Days in January 2026: Full Calendar by New and Old Style.

According to ТСН: Name days, also known as "angel day", are a Christian holiday celebrated in honor of the saint whose name is given to a person. In Ukraine, this holiday is celebrated according to the church calendar. Due to differences between the Gregorian (old) and New Julian (new) calendars, the dates of celebration may vary.

Therefore, people with the same names may celebrate their name days on different days, depending on the chosen calendar.

Name Days in January 2026 by New Style

• January 1 — Bohdan, Vasyl, Vyacheslav, Hryhoriy, Ivan, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Petro, Yakiv, Emilia;

• January 2 — Vasyl, Mark, Petro, Serhii, Uliana;

• January 3 — Hordiy, Iryna;

• January 4 — Artem, Denys, Mykola, Oleksandr, Ostap, Pavlo, Semen, Stanislav, Stepan, Yakiv;

• January 5 — Hryhoriy, Yosyp, Matviy, Roman, Serhii, Yevheniia, Tetiana;

• January 6 — Ivan;

• January 7 — Afanasyi, Vasyl, Ivan;

• January 8 — Anton, Viktor, Volodymyr, Hrihoriy, Dmytro, Yevhen, Illia, Mykhailo, Vasylysa;

• January 9 — Zakhar, Pavlo, Petro, Philp, Antonina;

• January 10 — Anatoliy, Hryhoriy, Makary, Pavlo, Petro;

• January 11 — Vitaliy, Volodymyr, Yosyp, Mykhailo, Mykola, Stepan, Fedor;

• January 12 — Illia, Makary, Petro, Tetiana;

• January 13 — Afanasyi, Maksym, Petro, Yakiv;

• January 14 — Adam, Andriy, David, Ivan, Illia, Yosyp, Makary, Mark, Pavlo, Serhii, Stepan, Nina;

• January 15 — Havrylo, Ivan, Mykhailo, Pavlo, Olena;

• January 16 — Ivan, Maksym, Petro, Symon, Neonila;

• January 17 — Anton, Viktor, Hrihoriy, Ivan, Pavlo, Antonina;

• January 18 — Afanasyi, Volodymyr, Dmytro, Yevhen, Kyrylo, Maksym, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Serhii, Maria, Oksana;

• January 19 — Anton, Makary, Mykola, Petro, Fedor;

• January 20 — Pavlo, Semen, Inna;

• January 21 — Yevhen, Ivan, Illia, Maksym, Anastasiia, Hanna;

• January 22 — Hrihoriy, Ivan, Leontiy, Makary, Mykola, Petro, Tymofii, Anastasiia;

• January 23 — Volodymyr, Hennadiy, Ivan, Fedor, Kateryna;

• January 24 — Denys, Ivan, Mykola, Pavlo, Tymofii, Ksenia;

• January 25 — Anatoliy, Borys, Vasyl, Vitaliy, Volodymyr, Hryhoriy, Dmytro, Oleksandr, Petro;

• January 26 — Arkadiy, Ivan, Petro, Semen, Fedor, Maria;

• January 27 — Dmytro, Ivan, Petro;

• January 28 — Volodymyr, Hrihoriy, Olha;

• January 29 — Dmytro, Ivan, Kostiantyn, Roman;

• January 30 — Vasyl, Volodymyr, Hryhoriy, Ivan, Maksym;

• January 31 — Viktor, Ivan, Illia, Mykyta.

Name Days in January 2026 by Old Style

• January 1 — Hryhoriy, Illia, Tymofii, Ahlaia;

• January 2 — Anton, Danylo, Ivan, Hnat, Yan;

• January 3 — Leontiy, Mykhailo, Mykyta, Petro, Serhii, Uliana, Yulianna;

• January 4 — Dmytro, Teodor, Fedor, Anastasiia;

• January 5 — Vasyl, David, Ivan, Makary, Pavlo, Yan;

• January 6 — Inokentiy, Mykola, Serhii, Ahata, Yevheniia, Klavdiia;

• January 7 — Leonid, Maria;

• January 8 — Vasyl, Hryhoriy, Dmytro, Yukhym, Kostiantyn, Leonid, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Avgustyna, Ahrypina, Anfisa, Maria;

• January 9 — Luka, Stepan, Teodor, Tykhon, Fedor, Antonina;

• January 10 — Arkadiy, Hnat, Leonid, Mykola, Oleksandr, Petro, Symon, Yukhym, Ahata;

• January 11 — Veniamin, Hrihoriy, Yehor, Ivan, Lavrentiy, Mark, Yan, Ahrypina, Varvara, Hanna, Yevdokia, Yefrosiniya, Motrona, Natalia;

• January 12 — Anton, Danylo, Lev, Makary, Anisiya, Arina, Iryna, Maria;

• January 13 — Mykhailo, Petro, Melania;

• January 14 — Bohdan, Vasyl, Vyacheslav, Hryhoriy, Yeremia, Ivan, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Petro, Platon, Trofim, Yakiv, Yan, Emilia;

• January 15 — Vasyl, Kuzma, Mark, Petro, Seraphim, Serhii, Uliana, Yulianna;

• January 16 — Hordiy, Arina, Iryna;

• January 17 — Aristarh, Artem, Arkhip, Afanasyi, Denys, Yosyp, Klym, Luka, Mark, Mykola, Oleksandr, Ostap, Pavlo, Prokhor, Rodion, Semen, Stepan, Tymofiy, Trofim, Pylyp, Erast, Yakiv;

• January 18 — Hryhoriy, Yosyp, Luk'yan, Matviy, Roman, Serhii, Thomas, Apollinariya, Yevheniia, Tetiana;

• January 19 — Ivan, Yan;

• January 20 — Afanasyi, Vasyl, Ivan, Yan;

• January 21 — Anton, Viktor, Volodymyr, Voldemar, Hrihoriy, Hryhoriy, Dmytro, Yevhen, Yehor, Omelyan, Illia, Mykhailo, Emil, Yulian, Vasylysa;

• January 22 — Zakhar, Pavlo, Petro, Philp, Antonina;

• January 23 — Anatoliy, Hryhoriy, Makary, Pavlo, Petro, Arsenii;

• January 24 — Vitaliy, Volodymyr, Voldemar, Yosyp, Mykhailo, Mykola, Stepan, Teodor, Fedor;

• January 25 — Illia, Makary, Petro, Sava, Tetiana;

• January 26 — Afanasyi, Yelizar, Maksym, Petro, Yakiv;

• January 27 — Adam, Andriy, Aristarh, Veniamin, David, Yeremii, Ivan, Illia, Yosyp, Makary, Mark, Pavlo, Sava, Serhii, Stepan, Yan, Nina;

• January 28 — Havrylo, Ivan, Mykhailo, Pavlo, Prokhor, Yan, Olena, Ilona;

• January 29 — Ivan, Maksym, Petro, Symon, Yan, Neonila;

• January 30 — Anton, Viktor, Hrihoriy, Yehor, Ivan, Pavlo, Yan, Antonina;

• January 31 — Afanasyi, Volodymyr, Voldemar, Dmytro, Yevhen, Omelyan, Ilariyon, Kyrylo, Maksym, Mykhailo, Mykola, Oleksandr, Serhii, Emil, Ksenia, Maria, Oksana.

How to congratulate on Angel Day: useful tips

• If your or a close person's name is mentioned several times on different days of the month, clarify which calendar is celebrated — old (Gregorian) or new (New Julian).

• It is not necessary to congratulate on name days formally. You can simply express warm words, give a card or a small gift related to the name of the saint.

• For congratulations on social networks, it is better to avoid dry phrases like "congratulations on your name day". Instead, you can write:

  "Happy Angel Day! May your heavenly patron always protect you".

Name days are not only a celebration of a name, but also a ritual that strengthens bonds between people. In Ukraine, this holiday is often accompanied by warm congratulations, dinners, and festive gatherings with family and friends. It is important to remember that the traditions of celebration can vary depending on the region, but the main idea remains universal: this is a time for joy and unity.