Girl name Russian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Lyudmila

lyood-MEE-lah · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
dear to the people
Language
Russian
Culture
Slavic
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Slavic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#16687
2024 births5
Peak year1995
First appeared1995
Total US births27
1995 peak19952002201020172024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LyudaMila
Alternate spellings
LudmilaLudmilla
In other languages
Ludmila (Czech)Ludmilla (German)

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Notable people named Lyudmila

Saint Ludmila of Bohemia
Lyudmila Pavlichenko (sniper)