The baby name Vadim is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced vah-DEEM.
The baby name Vadim is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced vah-DEEM.
Vadim is Russian, Slavic in Origin.
Vadim is the Russian form Вадим, with an older East Slavic form usually reconstructed as Vadimŭ. Its etymology is not fully settled, but the standard Slavic explanation links it with the verb vaditi, attested in Russian and other Slavic languages with senses such as to accuse, slander, dispute, or stir quarrel. The final -im fits a recognizable Slavic personal-name shape, while a secondary explanation treats it as a shortened form of Vadimir.
The name is especially associated with Russian and East Slavic usage. Medieval tradition remembers Vadim the Bold as a Novgorodian figure, though his historicity is uncertain. Russian Orthodox calendars also helped maintain the name through Saint Bademus, a fourth-century Persian martyr whose name was rendered in Russian as Vadim. Ukrainian uses Vadym, Belarusian Vadzim, and Polish or German transliteration often gives Wadim. In the United States it remains uncommon, with modest immigrant-linked use since the 1990s.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2008 | #1 | — | 742 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #15 | 155 | 756 |
| MD | 0 | #23 | 12 | 434 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #27 | 7,732 | 12,621 |
| EE | 0 | #29 | 9 | 1,051 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #31 | 6 | 614 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #34 | 133 | 2,087 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #55 | 739 | 6,578 |
| RU | 0 | #55 | 250 | 3,641 | |
| KZ | 0 | #57 | 35 | 1,452 | |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #72 | 120 | 2,166 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| LT | 0 | #84 | 5 | 949 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #90 | 3 | 865 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #98 | 12 | 2,055 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #115 | 15 | 3,473 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #118 | 13 | 1,400 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #140 | 1,124 | 10,983 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 2,277 |
| PS | 0 | #162 | 57 | 5,692 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #164 | 697 | 10,655 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #168 | 7 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #191 | 128 | 6,530 |
| IL | 0 | #196 | 80 | 6,291 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #206 | 14 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #244 | 96 | 6,459 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #248 | 3 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #252 | 16 | 6,912 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #260 | 132 | 2,865 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #296 | 8 | 7,909 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #305 | 63 | 7,951 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #307 | 13 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #331 | 5 | 2,609 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #348 | 80 | 2,041 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #414 | 143 | 10,162 |
| Germany | 0 | #423 | 15 | 2,542 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #454 | 45 | 11,913 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #475 | 13 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #520 | 174 | 3,552 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #610 | 382 | 5,697 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #662 | 1,118 | 10,046 |
| IT | 0 | #679 | 36 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #739 | 13 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #765 | 167 | 5,610 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #882 | 70 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #884 | 9 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,162 | 50 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Vadim is popular in 72 countries — most recent births per country:
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