Myroslav
The Ukrainian form of Mirosław, Slavic for "peace and glory". Nearly all of its roughly 2,900 bearers in Poland are men, and most arrived only in the last few years.
Myroslav Pronunciation
What Myroslav means
Where Myroslav comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Myroslav is a Slavic compound name, formed from mir, peace, and slav, glory. Ukrainian speakers carry the form Myroslav, while across the border the same name settles into the Polish Mirosław. The meaning usually read from it is peace and glory, closer in spirit to one who makes peace renowned.
Everyday use softens it to Mirek. A woman with the same roots is Mirosława. In a Ukrainian school register the full Myroslav might sit beside a dozen shorter names, formal on the page and little used at recess.
The mir element appears across Slavic languages, where it means both peace and the world, the same root behind Ukrainian words for calm. Names like this were built to say something plain about their bearer. And Myroslav says peace with glory attached.
How many people are named Myroslav
1 in 7435 men in Poland is named Myroslav. 2,875 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #602 among male names.
Myroslav's popularity over time
17 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #559 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2021.
Where parents choose Myroslav
Myroslav is most popular in Lubusz, 522% above the national average (10 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lower Silesian (+136%) and Masovian (+48%). It is least common in Silesian and Kuyavian-Pomeranian, 46% and 44% below average respectively.
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Lubusz
+522%1 in 4,966 babies
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Lower Silesian
+136%1 in 13,095 babies
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Masovian
+48%1 in 20,839 babies
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Silesian
−46%1 in 56,896 babies
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian
−44%1 in 54,690 babies
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West Pomeranian
−27%1 in 42,213 babies
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Lubusz+522% 10 born1 in 4,966 babies+522%
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Lower Silesian+136% 12 born1 in 13,095 babies+136%
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Masovian+48% 17 born1 in 20,839 babies+48%
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Łódź+46% 6 born1 in 21,120 babies+46%
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Opole+34% 2 born1 in 23,048 babies+34%
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Lesser Poland−5% 7 born1 in 32,417 babies−5%
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Warmian-Masurian−14% 2 born1 in 35,897 babies−14%
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Greater Poland−14% 6 born1 in 35,874 babies−14%
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West Pomeranian−27% 2 born1 in 42,213 babies−27%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−44% 2 born1 in 54,690 babies−44%
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Silesian−46% 4 born1 in 56,896 babies−46%
Myroslav as a middle name
Myroslav is a first name for 2,875 men in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 100/0 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 8373rd, between Myoung (2) and Myroslaw (2).
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#8371 Mykolay2
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#8372 Myoung2
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#8373 Myroslav2
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#8374 Myroslaw2
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#8375 Mücahit2