The first name Lyudmila
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Russian Людмила (Ljudmila) or Ukrainian Людмила (Ljudmyla).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lyudmila at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Lyudmila, the 16,748th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 6 were.
27
babies named Lyudmila since 1880
#16,748
rank in 2024
1995
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Liudmila
- Ludmila
Famous people named Lyudmila
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lyudmila AndonovaBulgarian high jumper, born 1960
- Lyudmila ZhivkovaBulgarian minister (1942-1981)
- Lyudmila ShishovaFencer (1940–2004)
- Lyudmila YegorovaArtistic gymnast (1931-2009)
- Lyudmila MarchenkoActress (1940-1997)
- Lyudmila ShubinaAzerbaijani handball player, born 1948
- Lyudmila Yanukovych4th First Lady of Ukraine, born 1949
- Lyudmila GromovaArtistic gymnast, born 1942
- Lyudmila FilipovaBulgarian author, born 1977
- Liudmila KalinchikBelarusian biathlete, born 1982
- Ljudmila AnankaBelarusian biathlete, born 1982
- Liudmila VauchokBelarusian sportsperson, born 1980
Questions
- What does the name Lyudmila mean?
- From Russian Людмила (Ljudmila) or Ukrainian Людмила (Ljudmyla).
- When was Lyudmila most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Lyudmila, its highest rank at 12,703rd.
- What are other spellings of Lyudmila?
- Liudmila and Ludmila.