Given name
Lyudmila
“having the favor of the people”
Lyudmila is a variant of Ludmila. One Slavic interpretation is “having the favor of the people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyudmila is a variant of Ludmila. One Slavic interpretation is “having the favor of the people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyudmila is a variant of Ludmila. An origin associated with Ludmila is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyudmila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,130 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lyudmila’s family of names
Lyudmila has a related form in Ludmila. In English usage, Lyudmila has a related form in Ludmila. In English usage, Lyudmila has a related form in LIUDMILA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lyudmila has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lyudmila
- Lyudmila PavlichenkoSoviet sniper (1916–1974)
- Lyudmila PutinaRussian linguist and 1983–2013 wife of Russian president Vladimir Putinborn 1958
- Lyudmila UlitskayaRussian writerborn 1943
- Lyudmila GurchenkoSoviet and Russian theater and film actress, singer, composer, director (1935—2011)
- Lyudmila RudenkoSoviet chess player (1904-1986)
- Ludmilla RadchenkoRussian fashion designerborn 1978
- Lyudmila ChernykhSoviet astronomer1935–2017
- Lyudmila AlexeyevaSoviet-Russian human rights activist (1927–2018)
- Lyudmila PetrushevskayaRussian writerborn 1938
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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