Waldemar is a boy's name of German origin meaning “rule, govern and famous, great.” In 2024 it was given to 5 boys in the United States.
Waldemar belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “rule, govern and famous, great” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Waldemar first appears in Social Security records in 1891. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #848 in 1906, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 1,505 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Waldemar means “rule, govern and famous, great” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Waldemar is a boy name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
Waldemar comes from the German tradition.
Waldemar first appears in US records in 1891. Its best-ever ranking was #848 in 1906, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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