The first name Valdemar
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Valdemar last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2006, with 4 births (#3,385).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Valdemar with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Valdemar at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Valdemar, the 13,750th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 24 were.
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.
Famous people named Valdemar
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Valdemar PoulsenDanish engineer (1869-1942)
- Prince Valdemar of DenmarkDanish prince (1858-1939)
- Valdemar the YoungCo-king of Denmark (1209-1231)
- Valdemar Christian of Schleswig-HolsteinDanish noble, 1622–1656
- Valdemar PsilanderDanish actor (1884-1917)
- Valdemar BøggildDanish gymnast, 1883–1943
- Valdemar LundDanish football player, born 2003
- Valdemar III, Duke of SchleswigDanish noble and duke of Schleswig, 1238–1257
- Valdemar of DenmarkDanish prince-Bishop, 1157–1236
- Valdemar BandolowskiDanish sailor and Olympic champion, born 1946
- Valdemar TofteDanish violinist, 1832–1907
- Valdemar RautioFinnish triple jumper (1921–1973)
Questions
- How popular is the name Valdemar?
- In 2011, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Valdemar, ranking 4,647th. Its peak was 2006, with 4 births.
- Is Valdemar a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 964 US babies named Valdemar since 1880 were boys.
- When was Valdemar most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Valdemar, its highest rank at 3,664th.