Meaning of the nameWladimir
- Male
- Slavic origin
- Wla-di-mir
Wladimir is a masculine name of Slavic origin, a spelling of Vladimir, whose elements mean 'to rule' and 'great'.
Meaning
“to rule; great”
Source: Wiktionary: Wladimir · Wiktionary: Владимир (Vladimir) · Behind the Name: Vladimir
- People (2022)
- 4,193
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,100
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,195
- people
Wladimir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wladimir, 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 (1,317 people).
0 women 4,185 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 Wladimir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wladimir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,645 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 541 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 411 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 278 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 182 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 145 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 107 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 73 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 73 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 59 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 39 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wladimir
Wladimir is the W spelling of the Russian Vladimir; in Wiktionary, the German entry for Wladimir gives it as derived from Russian Vladimir and as a word of the same origin as Waldemar. According to Behind the Name, Vladimir comes from Old Slavic Voldiměrŭ: the first element is the verb 'to rule', and the second comes from měrŭ, 'great, famous'. Through popular reinterpretation, the ending came to be associated with mir, 'peace'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,193 people named Wladimir, with a median age of 51.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wladimir · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Владимир (Vladimir) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Vladimir · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wladimir · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Wladimir
What does the name Wladimir mean?
Wladimir means “to rule; great”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Wladimir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,193 people with the first name Wladimir, which ranks it number 3,100 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Wladimir a boy's or a girl's name?
Wladimir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,185 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Wladimir?
Wladimir is a name of Slavic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Wladimir most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Wladimir (1,645 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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