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/).
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.
Stanisław's popularity over time
3,554 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #12 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2000.
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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Greater Poland3,888 boys born+31%
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Masovian5,895 boys born+20%
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Łódź1,900 boys born+9%
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Pomeranian2,203 boys born+8%
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Świętokrzyskie800 boys born+4%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian1,541 boys born+2%
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Warmian-Masurian988 boys born0%
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Lower Silesian2,047 boys born−6%
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West Pomeranian1,100 boys born−6%
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Lubusz633 boys born−8%
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Lublin1,257 boys born−11%
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Podlaskie779 boys born−14%
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Silesian2,646 boys born−16%
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Opole531 boys born−17%
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Lesser Poland2,555 boys born−19%
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Subcarpathian1,097 boys born−34%
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).
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1
638,387Jan
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2
603,686Piotr
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3447,673Stanisław
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4
406,153Andrzej
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5
399,071Paweł