Vladimir

Vladimir was the #1,826 boys' name in the US in 2025 (87 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Vladimir as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Vladimir as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Vladimir as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,826 (87)#1,226 (23)——#2,789 (6)
2024#1,938 (81)#1,402 (19)——#1,654 (12)
2023#1,832 (87)#1,071 (27)——#2,123 (8)
2022#1,611 (108)#688 (49)—#779 (3)#2,229 (7)
2021#1,433 (126)#592 (64)—#552 (5)#2,061 (8)
2020#1,463 (117)#640 (54)#711 (3)#741 (3)#1,454 (13)
2019#1,287 (144)#622 (58)—#646 (4)#1,101 (19)
2018#1,261 (145)#711 (48)—#635 (4)#1,279 (15)
2017#1,164 (161)#818 (39)——#1,113 (19)
2016#1,090 (180)#1,050 (27)—#713 (3)#1,069 (20)
2015#1,134 (167)#1,186 (22)——#1,319 (14)
2014#1,143 (166)#1,370 (18)——#1,032 (20)
2013#1,291 (134)#1,339 (18)——#977 (22)
2012#1,212 (147)#2,458 (8)—#616 (4)#1,334 (14)
2011#1,132 (160)#2,390 (8)—#730 (3)#1,038 (20)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #1,090.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Vladimir is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Vladimir by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Vladimir (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Vladimir (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VladimirCanadaBoys#2,7896
VladimirEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
VladimirIrelandBoys—too few
VladimirNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
VladimirScotlandBoys—too few
VladimirUSBoys#1,82687