How Many People Are Named Waldemar?
people named Waldemar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 656,017 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,510 babies named Waldemar in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
50 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Germanic derivative of the Slavic name VLADIMIR (or perhaps a cognate composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous"). It was introduced into Scandinavia by the 12th-century Danish king Waldemar (or Valdemar) who was named after a royal ancestor of his Ukrainian mother.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Waldemar in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Waldemar alive today is about 48 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 34 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Waldemar first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 1915, to 50 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Waldemar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #848, in 1906. In 2025 it ranked #13,785.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,785 |
| Best rank | #848 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,215 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Waldemar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Waldemar were born in New York than in any other state: about 26 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Waldemar was given 17.7 times as often in Wisconsin and 13.1 times in Minnesota.
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