Boy name Ukrainian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Volodymyr

voh-loh-DIH-meer · 9 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
ruler of the world
Language
Ukrainian
Culture
Ukrainian
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

2023 rank#14056
2023 births5
Peak year2023
First appeared2023
Total US births5
2023 peak20232023202320232023
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
VolodyaVova
Alternate spellings
Vladimir
In other languages
Vladimir (Russian)Wlodzimierz (Polish)

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