Meaning of the nameVladimir

Male
Slavic origin
Vla-di-mir

Vladimir is a masculine name of Slavic origin, from Old Slavic Voldiměrŭ, formed by elements linked to power and greatness.

Meaning

“power and greatness (vladĭ, 'power', and měrŭ, 'great')”

Source: Wiktionary: Vladimir · Behind the Name: Vladimir

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People (2022): 12,031
Rank in Brazil: #1,505
Median age: 47 years
2010 Census: 14,278; people

Vladimir in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vladimir, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (3,369 people).

40 women 11,991 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Vladimir is most common

States with the highest share of people named Vladimir in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	3,800	0.009%
Rio Grande do Sul	2,240	0.021%
Rio de Janeiro	1,147	0.007%
Minas Gerais	956	0.005%
Paraná	583	0.005%
Ceará	503	0.006%
Santa Catarina	444	0.006%
Bahia	363	0.003%
Pernambuco	280	0.003%
Pará	238	0.003%
Goiás	195	0.003%
Amazonas	156	0.004%
Maranhão	154	0.002%
Distrito Federal	144	0.005%
Paraíba	114	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	107	0.004%
Mato Grosso	100	0.003%
Espírito Santo	93	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	80	0.002%
Piauí	72	0.002%
Rondônia	67	0.004%
Alagoas	45	0.001%
Sergipe	35	0.002%
Tocantins	32	0.002%
Roraima	32	0.005%
Acre	30	0.004%
Amapá	21	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Vladimir

Wiktionary derives Vladimir from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ) and Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ, which go back to Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. The name joins vladĭ, 'power', and měrŭ, 'great'; by folk etymology, the second element was brought closer to mirŭ, 'peace'. Behind the Name gives volděti, 'to rule', and měrŭ, 'great, famous'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 12,031 people named Vladimir, with a median age of 47. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

Wiktionary: Vladimir · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Vladimir · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Vladimir

What does the name Vladimir mean?

Vladimir means “power and greatness (vladĭ, 'power', and měrŭ, 'great')”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Vladimir in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,031 people with the first name Vladimir, which ranks it number 1,505 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Vladimir a boy's or a girl's name?

Vladimir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 40 women and 11,991 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Vladimir?

Vladimir is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Vladimir most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.021% of the state's population is named Vladimir (2,240 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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