Vlado
- Meaning:
- To rule
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Vlado
Slavic short form of Vladimir and Vladislav, from 'vladati' (to rule).
Popularity with newborns
Vlado has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
7,623 people in Croatia are called Vlado, according to the 2021 census. That is #133 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Vlado is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Vlado
- Vlado Gotovac — Croatian writer and politician
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.