Gender
Origin
- Russian
- glorious rule
- French
- Variant of Vivian The Lady of the Lake.
Syllables
1
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Vlad
Pronunciation
v-lad
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #3989, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5608, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #410, 99 births); most recent 2025 (rank #736, 47 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2024 | 43 |
| 2023 | 59 |
| 2022 | 57 |
| 2021 | 93 |
| 2020 | 99 |
| 2019 | 82 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2016 | 42 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1040, 36 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1063, 34 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #329, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #614, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence