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Vladimir

Meaning: Great in power
Origin: Slavic

Boy's name · #1836 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Vladimir reached its best rank, #1044, in 1997 and ranked #1836 in 2025. About 6,200 boys have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#439 in Mexico (2024) · #592 in Austria (2025) · #898 in Italy (2024) · #900 in Belgium (2025) · #1,123 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,226 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,524 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,144 in France (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #947 in Poland (2024) · #82 in Czechia (2022) and 5 more.

Famous Vladimirs

Vladimir Putin — Leader of Russia since 1999 (born 1952)
Vladimir Lenin — Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924 (1870–1924)
Vladimir Nabokov — Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)
Vladimir Mayakovsky — Russian poet (1893–1930)
Vladimir Vysotsky — Soviet entertainer and poet (1938–1980)
Vladimir Kramnik — Russian chess grandmaster (born 1975)
Vladimir the Great — Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015 (c. 956–c. 1015)
Vladimir Komarov — Soviet test pilot (1927–1967)
Vladimir Zhirinovsky — Russian politician (1946–2022)
Vladimir Horowitz — Russian and American pianist (1903–1989)

In stories & tradition

Vladimir Harkonnen — Fictional character in the Dune universe
Vladimir Krasnoe Solnyshko^fr — A character from Russian epic folklore, the Prince of Kyiv
Vladimir Sharapov^ru — The Age of Mercy (book)

What Vladimirs become

Among 14,058 notable people named Vladimir:

Military figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vladimír Remek, Czech ambassador, astronaut and pilot (born 1948).

Similar names: Mikhail · Marko · Casimir · Damir · Nikola · Mylan

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