Stanislas
The French turn on the Slavic Stanisław, from a root meaning "to achieve glory". Only about 110 Poles carry it, all men, and it goes to fewer boys each year, so meeting one stays memorable.
Stanislas Pronunciation
Stanislas is pronounced stah-NYEES-lahs (/staˈɲislas/).
What Stanislas means
Where Stanislas comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Stanislas is the French spelling of a Slavic name built from two old roots: „stani," to become, and „slav," glory. The short meaning is to achieve glory. In Polish it lives as Stanisław, with Staś, Staszek, and Stach for everyday use, and Stanisława for a girl.
The French connection runs through one man. Stanisław Leszczyński, twice king of Poland, lost his throne and settled as Duke of Lorraine, where French speakers called him Stanislas. The main square in Nancy still bears his name, Place Stanislas, laid out in the 1750s. That is how a Slavic name for glory took root in eastern France.
Saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów, the eleventh-century bishop of Kraków, gave the name its weight in Poland. His feast falls on 8 May, and a boy called Staś often marks his imieniny then.
The name promises glory rather than reporting it. A boy entered as Stanisław on a class register holds a word about becoming. Say it in full or shorten it to Stach.
How many people are named Stanislas
1 in 194056 men in Poland is named Stanislas. 110 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3253 among male names.
Stanislas's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where parents choose Stanislas
Stanislas is most popular in Lesser Poland, 852% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Lesser Poland
+852%1 in 113,458 babies
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Lesser Poland+852% 2 born1 in 113,458 babies+852%
Stanislas as a middle name
Stanislas is a first name for 110 men in Poland and a middle name for another 110, a 50/50 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 674th, between Neil (110) and Federico (109).
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#672 Wojtek111
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#673 Neil110
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#674 Stanislas110
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#675 Federico109
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#676 Kaspian109