Vladimir

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Vladimir is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings.

From Wikipedia

Vladimir first appears in the data in 1913 and has been recorded in 104 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 180 babies (rank #1,095 that year). In 2024 it was given to 81 boys (rank #1,947). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Vladimir

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vladimir yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,102

Total babies (all years)

104

Years in the data

180

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Vladimir

Vladimir Putinpolitician · b. 1952
Vladimir Leninrevolutionary · b. 1870
Vladimir Nabokovscience fiction writer · b. 1899
Vladimir Mayakovskyprintmaker · b. 1893
Vladimir Vysotskyprose writer · b. 1938

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1913	11	#1,797
1914	13	#1,864
1915	21	#1,549
1916	16	#1,944
1917	22	#1,584
1918	15	#2,160
1919	12	#2,504
1920	6	#4,262
1921	21	#1,762
1922	18	#1,948
1923	19	#1,871
1924	14	#2,342
1925	10	#2,930
1926	15	#2,179
1927	24	#1,599
1928	14	#2,265
1929	11	#2,583
1930	14	#2,172
1931	6	#3,742
1932	8	#3,083
1933	8	#2,996
1934	10	#2,556
1936	9	#2,619
1937	11	#2,325
1938	7	#3,161
1939	8	#2,819
1941	7	#3,122
1942	5	#4,024
1943	7	#3,222
1950	10	#2,572
1951	9	#2,841
1952	9	#2,864
1953	12	#2,388
1954	6	#3,808
1955	10	#2,753
1956	10	#2,787
1957	11	#2,628
1958	8	#3,261
1959	10	#2,814
1960	10	#2,863
1961	13	#2,405
1962	17	#2,031
1963	16	#2,110
1964	11	#2,658
1965	15	#2,171
1966	14	#2,215
1967	20	#1,806
1968	25	#1,611
1969	25	#1,677
1970	34	#1,459
1971	46	#1,234
1972	39	#1,362
1973	39	#1,352
1974	41	#1,349
1975	36	#1,502
1976	46	#1,318
1977	51	#1,251
1978	52	#1,257
1979	53	#1,268
1980	42	#1,492
1981	63	#1,169
1982	46	#1,412
1983	48	#1,360
1984	50	#1,348
1985	43	#1,542
1986	72	#1,117
1987	68	#1,174
1988	78	#1,143
1989	95	#1,081
1990	86	#1,180
1991	84	#1,214
1992	87	#1,209
1993	93	#1,162
1994	88	#1,243
1995	101	#1,143
1996	94	#1,205
1997	123	#1,044
1998	129	#1,049
1999	82	#1,433
2000	136	#1,060
2001	115	#1,190
2002	122	#1,167
2003	108	#1,304
2004	117	#1,286
2005	156	#1,069
2006	151	#1,135
2007	148	#1,196
2008	160	#1,141
2009	156	#1,167
2010	179	#1,081
2011	160	#1,135
2012	147	#1,216
2013	134	#1,296
2014	166	#1,146
2015	167	#1,138
2016	180	#1,095
2017	161	#1,168
2018	145	#1,274
2019	144	#1,295
2020	117	#1,471
2021	125	#1,451
2022	108	#1,625
2023	87	#1,846
2024	81	#1,947