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Stanisław

A Slavic name meaning "the one who will become glorious". It sits inside Poland's top 30 today and belongs to over 350,000 men, common enough that most Poles know a few.

Stanisław Pronunciation

Stanisław is pronounced stah-NYEES-wahf (/staˈɲiswaf/).

Alive in 2025
357,360
Newborns 2025
3,554
National rank
#29

What Stanisław means

Where Stanisław comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.

Stanisław is a Slavic name built from two old roots. The first, stan, means to become or to stand firm; the second, sław, means glory or fame. Put together they give the Polish sense ten, który stanie się sławny, one who will become famous. The meaning points forward in time, a promise rather than a description. It reaches into the future.

The most famous bearer gave the name its standing in Poland. Stanisław of Szczepanów, bishop of Kraków, was killed in 1079 after a clash with King Bolesław the Bold. He was canonized in 1253 and became a patron saint of Poland. His name day falls on the eighth of May.

In a school register the full name rarely stays whole. At home a boy called Stanisław answers to Staś. Among friends he is Stach or Staszek, and the feminine form is Stanisława.

How many people are named Stanisław

1 in 60 men in Poland is named Stanisław. 357,360 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #29 among male names.

People with the name Stanisław 2019 → 2025
357,360 -56,787 since 2019
2020 409,657 -4,490
2021 397,356 -12,301
2022 384,929 -12,427
2023 374,852 -10,077
2024 366,180 -8,672
2025 357,360 -8,820

Stanisław's popularity over time

3,554 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #12 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2000.

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3,554 newborns with the name Stanisław in 2025
national rank #12 that year

Where Stanisław is most popular

Stanisław is most popular in Greater Poland, 31% above the national average (3,888 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+20%) and Łódź (+9%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and Lesser Poland, 34% and 19% below average respectively.

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Stanisław as a middle name

Stanisław is a first name for 357,360 men in Poland and a middle name for another 447,673, a 44/56 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3rd, between Piotr (603,686) and Andrzej (406,153).

As a first name
357,360
As a middle name
447,673
first name 44% middle name 56%
Middle-name ranking men

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