Vladimir

Boy Russian #1846 in 2023

Vladimir is a boy name of Russian origin.

Meaning of Vladimir

Popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies. From Владимир, as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Володимѣръ, Владимѣръ, from Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (which is from h₂welh₁-) and мѣръ, changed by folk etymology into миръ. Compare Waldemar.

Popularity of Vladimir

Popularity, 1913–2023

87 births in 2023

1913 2023

6,021 U.S. births recorded from 1913–2023.

Peak year

2016

180 babies

First recorded

1913

110 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.