Male name
Vladimir
564 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2021. Expression number: 7.
Origin
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar.From Wiktionary, entry “Vladimir”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2021: 64 births. 564 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2015. It is still given: 182 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2016: 180 births. 6,190 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1915. It is still given: 489 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4,543 | 2012–2023 | — |
| France | 2,840 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 1,816* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 345 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Austria | 115 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 51 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 9 = 43 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 9 + 9 = 19 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 9 = 24 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.