Boy name Russian origin Christian tradition

Vladimir

VLA-di-meer · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Ruler of the world; great power
Language
Russian
Culture
Slavic/Russian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
royal · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1947
2024 births81
Peak year2016
First appeared1913
Total US births6,102
2016 peak19131941196919962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
VladVova
Alternate spellings
VladymirWladimir
In other languages
Vladimir (Russian)Volodymyr (Ukrainian)Włodzimierz (Polish)Vladimír (Czech)

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Vladimir Putin
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