Vladyslav
The Ukrainian form of the Slavic name behind Polish Władysław, built from roots for "to rule" and "glory": a ruler of renown. Barely seen in Poland until the early 2020s, it now rings familiar, and only boys carry it.
Vladyslav Pronunciation
What Vladyslav means
Where Vladyslav comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Vladyslav grows from two old Slavic roots: voloděti, to rule, and slava, glory. Together they give a plain sense, put in Polish as "władca sławy," a ruler of renown.
The Polish variant Władysław carried this meaning into the medieval courts. A king such as Władysław Jagiełło signed treaties under it, and later Polish rulers held the name too. Ukrainian speakers keep the form Vladyslav, and it stays common across Ukraine today.
Among friends the name shortens. A Polish cousin would reach for the diminutive Władek, while the feminine Władysława sits in the same family. On a school register you might find the full Vladyslav standing beside a shorter Władek. The meaning stays plain: a ruler of renown.
How many people are named Vladyslav
1 in 594 men in Poland is named Vladyslav. 35,978 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #225 among male names.
Vladyslav's popularity over time
72 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #288 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2017. Still the #225 name among living men, even as it slips to #288 among newborns.
Where Vladyslav is most popular
Vladyslav is most popular in Lubusz, 122% above the national average (17 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+81%) and Masovian (+77%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and Lublin, 84% and 75% below average respectively.
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Lubusz17 boys born+122%
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Lower Silesian44 boys born+81%
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Masovian97 boys born+77%
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Greater Poland54 boys born+62%
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Łódź30 boys born+53%
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West Pomeranian15 boys born+15%
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Silesian38 boys born+8%
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Opole6 boys born−16%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian7 boys born−59%
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Pomeranian8 boys born−65%
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Lesser Poland11 boys born−69%
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Lublin4 boys born−75%
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Subcarpathian3 boys born−84%
Vladyslav as a middle name
Vladyslav is a first name for 35,978 men in Poland and a middle name for another 21, a 100/0 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1952nd, between Thaddäus (21) and Volkan (21).
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1950
21Terence
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1951
21Thaddäus
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195221Vladyslav
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1953
21Volkan
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1954
21Wenecjusz