boy's name

Vladimir

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 10,147

Scotland

#872

2020 births

Vladimir is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 87 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2016, when 180 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 38,108 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Vladimir over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,583
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Vladimir by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 110
1920s 152
1930s 81
1940s 19
1950s 95
1960s 166
1970s 437
1980s 605
1990s 967
2000s 1,369
2010s 1,583
2020s (to 2025) 606

How popular is Vladimir?

In 2025, Vladimir was given to 87 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Vladimir is used

Scotland #872 3 in 2020
Ireland #967 3 in 2022
England & Wales #1,270 23 in 2025
Canada #1,607 14 in 2024
United States #1,835 87 in 2025
France #2,147 15 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Vladimir

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Vladimir also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vladimir over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Vladimir in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

German
Wladimir
Icelandic
Valdemar
Russian
Valdemar

Sibling names for Vladimir

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vladimir — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Vladimir

How popular is the name Vladimir?

In 2025, Vladimir was given to 87 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Vladimir a girl's or a boy's name?

Vladimir is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Vladimir?

Vladimir has 3 syllables.

When was Vladimir most popular?

Vladimir peaked in 2016, when 180 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Vladimir a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vladimir currently ranks #1,270 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.