Vladimir
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Vladimir is a Slavic and Russian name meaning “famous prince” or “powerful prince,” often shortened to Vlad; Waldemar is a Germanic cousin. Famous Vladimirs include revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov. Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is the scheming, enormously fat villain of Frank Herbert’s Dune, set on controlling the spice and destroying House Atreides.
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Usage of Vladimir in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Vladimir against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Vladimir is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Vladimir in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 87 boys were named Vladimir, making it the #1826 boys' name in the US. Since 1913, 6,190 boys have been named Vladimir, with the most (180) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in Illinois, New York and Florida.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Vladimir in other languages
- Владимир Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian
- Vladimiro Italian, Spanish
- Vladimír Czech, Hungarian
- Valdemar Icelandic
- Vlad Romanian
- Vladimiras Lithuanian
- Wladimir German
- Włodzimierz Polish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Vladimir
There are 11 towns and villages with Vladimir in their name, in 6 countries.
🇷🇺 Russia 4🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇷🇴 Romania 2🇧🇬 Bulgaria 1🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇲🇪 Montenegro 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Vladimir | Vladimir Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | 357,024 | Map |
| Vladimir | Gorj County, 🇷🇴 Romania | 699 | Map |
| Vladimir | Dolj, 🇷🇴 Romania | 178 | Map |
| Port-Vladimir | Murmansk, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Vladimir | Pernik, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – | Map |
| Vladimir | Ulcinj, 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – | Map |
| Vladimir | Irkutsk Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Vladimir (historical) | Chukotka, 🇷🇺 Russia | – | Map |
| Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 142 | Map |
| Doctor Vladimir Bustamante | Tabasco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Vladimir
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Vladimir in their name.
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| Ozero Vladimir | Sakhalin Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Vladimir songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Vladimir in their title. The best known:
- Vladimir's Central Prison – Mikhail Krug (1998)
- Ode to the Memory of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin – Aram Khachaturian (1948)
- Vladimir Ilitch – Jean-Pierre Bourtayre (1983)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Vladimir
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Vladimir.
Vladimir Anisimoff
Vladimir Arnold
Vladimir Bartol
Vladimir Beara
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Fictional characters named Vladimir
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Vladimir as a pet name
FurryName has found 16 dogs named Vladimir in public pet registers, making it the #4,544 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (2), Playford (1), Vancouver (1). Vladimir as a dog name →
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