Vladimir — #1937 US boys' name
6,102 babies named Vladimir in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
26% of everyone ever named Vladimir was born in this single decade.
180 babies were named Vladimir in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Vladimir
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,102 babies named Vladimir between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vladimir currently holds the #1937 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 180 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Vladimir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,583 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Vladimir shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,018 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Vladimir in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Vladimir in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Vladimir at a glance
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Current rank
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Vladimir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913
- Peak year (2016)
- 180
- Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #1937 among boys.
6,102 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 180 births in a single year.
Vladimir by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,583 births that decade — 26% of Vladimir's all-time total
Vladimir decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,583 births
- Runner-up 1,369 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Vladimir's strongest decade
1,583 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
Vladimir by state
Where Vladimir concentrates geographically — total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,018 | 16.7% |
| #2 | California | | 988 | 16.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 471 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 341 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 205 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 154 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 115 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 114 | 1.9% |
1,018 of 6,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 16.7% of nationwide
- California 16.2% of nationwide
- Florida 7.7% of nationwide
- Texas 5.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 24 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 16.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Vladimir appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.