Vladimir
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies. 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.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Vladimir (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Vladimir has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 700 |
| 2000 | 703 |
| 2001 | 724 |
| 2002 | 745 |
| 2003 | 753 |
| 2004 | 762 |
| 2005 | 763 |
| 2006 | 779 |
| 2007 | 786 |
| 2008 | 807 |
| 2009 | 830 |
| 2010 | 851 |
| 2011 | 857 |
| 2012 | 876 |
| 2013 | 908 |
| 2014 | 932 |
| 2015 | 954 |
| 2016 | 983 |
| 2017 | 1,007 |
| 2018 | 1,044 |
| 2019 | 1,056 |
| 2020 | 1,076 |
Vladimir in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vladimir.Hi! My name is Vladimir.
- Vladimir ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Vladimir called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Vladimir kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Vladimir is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Vladimirs mamma är lärare.Vladimir's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vladimirs mamma is Vladimir's mum.
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What does the name Vladimir mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies. 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.
How popular is Vladimir in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Vladimir in 2022. In 2020, 1,076 people in Sweden had Vladimir as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2015 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.