Vladimir
How to say it: vlad-ih-MEER · /ˌvlædɪˈmɪr/
From Slavic vlad-mir meaning 'to rule with peace' - historic royal name across Eastern Europe.
Vladimir was the 1,510th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 87 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 47% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,927 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,510 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 87 |
| Share of births | 1 in 38,107 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −47% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,927 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,330 among boys’ names, 15 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Vladimir peaked in the 2010s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Vladimir is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Russian.
In France: #1,330 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Vladimir
- Vladimir Putin (born 1952)President of the Russian Federation
- Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924)Founding leader of the Soviet Union
- Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor
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