Bladimir
A masculine name of Slavic origin meaning "one who is highly glorious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,166 living Americans carry the first name Bladimir. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bladimir today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bladimir births was 2007 (64 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bladimir. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 293,957 Americans
Peak year
2007
64 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,072
Tracked since 1976
Census
Bladimir in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,033 people with the first name Bladimir, which placed it at #7,493 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,493
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
2,033 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bladimir
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bladimir is Hispanic at 96.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bladimir described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bladimir at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.7% · 1,965
- White2.2% · 45
- Black or African American0.7% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
- Two or more races0.0% · 1
Popularity
Bladimir: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bladimir from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 498 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bladimir by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bladimir during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bladimirs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Bladimir, while Georgia, Florida, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 74 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bladimir
The name Bladimir has its origins in the Slavic languages, primarily Russian. It is derived from the combination of two Old East Slavic words: "vlad," meaning "to rule" or "to possess," and "mir," meaning "peace" or "world." This name gained prominence during the medieval period and was associated with the ruling class in Eastern Europe.
The earliest recorded use of the name Bladimir can be traced back to the 10th century, when it was borne by Vladimir the Great, the Grand Prince of Kiev. Vladimir the Great, who lived from circa 958 to 1015, played a pivotal role in the Christianization of Kievan Rus' and is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the 12th century, another notable figure named Bladimir emerged: Vladimir Monomakh, the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. He was a renowned military leader and statesman who consolidated the power of the Kievan Rus' and authored the "Instruction" (Pouchenie), a valuable literary work that provided insights into the sociopolitical life of that era.
During the 14th century, the name Bladimir was associated with Vladimir the Bright Sun, a Russian prince and military commander who fought against the Golden Horde. He was renowned for his bravery and leadership in the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, which marked a significant victory for the Russian principalities against the Mongol invaders.
In more recent history, the name Bladimir was borne by Vladimir Lenin, the revolutionary leader and founder of the Soviet Union. Born in 1870, Vladimir Lenin played a pivotal role in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and served as the first head of the Soviet state until his death in 1924.
Another famous bearer of the name Bladimir was Vladimir Nabokov, the renowned Russian-American novelist and lepidopterist. Born in 1899, Nabokov was a prolific writer known for his masterpieces, including "Lolita" and "Pale Fire." He lived a significant portion of his life in exile, first in Europe and later in the United States, where he continued to contribute to the literary world until his death in 1977.
While the name Bladimir has its roots in Slavic cultures, it has also been adopted and adapted in various other languages and cultures around the world, reflecting the global reach and influence of the Slavic peoples throughout history.
People
Bladimir + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bladimir as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bladimir: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bladimir?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,166 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bladimir going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 293,957 US residents.
Is Bladimir a common name?
We classify Bladimir as "Rare". It ranks above 91.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,185 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bladimir most popular?
The single biggest year for Bladimir was 2007, when 64 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bladimir is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bladimir in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,033 people with the name Bladimir, or 0.67 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,493 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bladimir in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bladimir?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bladimir appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,031 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bladimir?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bladimir is Hispanic at 96.7%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Black (0.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bladimir most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Bladimir in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.7% (1,965 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bladimir in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bladimir a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bladimir in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bladimir still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bladimir in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bladimir can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Bladimir?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.