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Vlad

Boy

Meaning of Vlad: Slavic: 'glorious rule'

Vlad is a boy's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 5580th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 785th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#5580

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#785

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

543

First recorded 1995 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 22 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 12 babies2024: 13 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Vlad per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 26.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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