The baby name Lyudmyla is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lyood-MIH-lah.
Lyudmyla is Ukrainian in Origin.
The baby name Lyudmyla is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced lyood-MIH-lah.
Lyudmyla is Ukrainian in Origin.
Lyudmyla is the Ukrainian transliteration of Людмила, a modern East Slavic spelling of the old Slavic dithematic name *Ľudmila, recorded in medieval sources as Ludmila or Latinized Ludmilla. Its components are Proto-Slavic *ľudъ, people, and *milъ, dear or gracious; the feminine ending -a marks the name as grammatically female. The literal sense is dear to the people.
The name’s historical profile is shaped by Saint Ludmila of Bohemia (c. 860–921), duchess, grandmother of Wenceslas, and a martyr venerated in Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Ukrainian Lyudmyla sits beside Russian Lyudmila, Polish Ludmiła, Czech Ludmila, and South Slavic Ludmila/Ljudmila. It was familiar in Soviet-era naming and remains recognizable in Ukraine, while English-speaking use is mostly diasporic or individual. Notable bearers include Lyudmyla Pavlichenko and tennis player Lyudmyla Kichenok.
| Lyudmyla Olyanovska Lyudmyla Olyanovska is best known as a Ukrainian race walker. Born on 20 February 1993, she competes in race walking for Ukraine. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #230 | 13 | 6,293 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| PT | 0 | #244 | 7 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #320 | 22 | 5,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #357 | 8 | 5,096 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #399 | 53 | 7,952 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #505 | 26 | 8,334 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #628 | 1,264 | 9,415 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #695 | 20 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #728 | 11 | 3,895 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #809 | 30 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #824 | 160 | 5,561 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Lyudmyla is popular in 30 countries — most recent births per country:
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