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Vladimir

Boy's name · #1836 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Vladimir reached its best rank, #1044, in 1997 and ranked #1836 in 2025. About 6,200 boys have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#592 in Austria (2025) · #962 in Mexico (2024) · #966 in Belgium (2025) · #1,123 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,271 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,524 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,144 in France (2025) · #1,607 in Canada (2024).

Famous Vladimirs

• Vladimir Putin — Soviet politician (born 1952)
• Vladimir Lenin — Founding leader of the Soviet Union (1870–1924)
• Vladimir Nabokov — Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor (1899–1977)
• Vladimir Mayakovsky — Russian and Soviet poet (1893–1930)
• Vladimir Vysotsky — Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

In stories & tradition

• Vladimir Harkonnen — Dune (book)
• Vladimir Krasnoe Solnyshko^fr — A character from Russian epic folklore, the Prince of Kyiv
• Vladimir Sharapov^ru — The Age of Mercy (book)

What Vladimirs become

Among 14,058 notable people named Vladimir:

Military figures appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vladimír Remek, Czech ambassador, astronaut and pilot.

Similar names: Mikhail · Marko · Casimir · Damir · Nikola · Mylan

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