Vladimir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VLAD-i-meer
- Origin
- Slavic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,826 for boys
Vladimir is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “ruler of peace”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 1,826th for boys in the US (87 babies).
What does Vladimir mean?
Slavic: from vlad, rule, and mir, peace or world
“ruler of peace”
Vladimir the Great, prince of Kyiv, adopted Christianity for his realm in 988.
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Is Vladimir a girl's or a boy's name?
Vladimir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 87 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vladimir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,286th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Vladimir, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 675th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 65 boys.
Half of all the boys named Vladimir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Vladimir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 51 | #732 |
| 2021 | 65 | #633 |
| 2020 | 57 | #675 |
| 2019 | 58 | #668 |
| 2018 | 50 | #755 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Vladimir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,826th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 87 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 87 boys in the US were named Vladimir, making it the 1,826th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,463rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 180 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Vladimir in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vladimir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #1,826 |
| 2024 | 81 | #1,938 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,611 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,433 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,463 |
| 2019 | 144 | #1,287 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,261 |
| 2017 | 161 | #1,164 |
| 2016 | 180 | #1,090 |
| 2015 | 167 | #1,134 |
| 2014 | 166 | #1,143 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1,291 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,212 |
| 2011 | 160 | #1,132 |
| 2010 | 179 | #1,080 |
| 2009 | 156 | #1,160 |
| 2008 | 160 | #1,137 |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 2006 | 151 | #1,132 |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,061 |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,278 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,295 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,158 |
| 2001 | 115 | #1,183 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,051 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,418 |
| 1998 | 129 | #1,041 |
| 1997 | 123 | #1,038 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,196 |
| 1995 | 101 | #1,133 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,227 |
| 1993 | 93 | #1,156 |
| 1992 | 87 | #1,193 |
| 1991 | 84 | #1,204 |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,171 |
| 1989 | 95 | #1,070 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,128 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,160 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,101 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,523 |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,346 |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,394 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,260 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,240 |
| 1977 | 51 | #1,245 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,304 |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,478 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,335 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,329 |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,348 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,434 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,641 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,757 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,321 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,492 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,868 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,197 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,451 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,162 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,561 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,753 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 19 | #1,815 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,703 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,384 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,528 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,504 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,675 |
Nicknames for Vladimir
- Vlad 47 boys in the UK in 2025
- Volodya
Names like Vladimir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hunter, Tobias, Elijah, Gabriel, Zachary, Elias, Cooper, Sebastian, Noah, Asher, Carter, Vinnie
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vladimir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vladimir, updated 20 October 2026.