Name profile

Vladislav

A name of Old Slavic origin.

OriginOld Slavic
PronunciationRussian /vɫə.dʲɪ.ˈsɫaf/; Czech /ˈvla.ɟɪ.slaf/; Slovak /ˈvla.ɟi.slau̯/
Usage languagesBulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kazakh, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene
US rank (2025)#8,910

Meaning and history

Vladislav comes from the Old Slavic name * Voldislavŭ, formed from volděti meaning “to rule” and slava meaning “glory,” and it has been used by kings, princes, and dukes in Croatia, Serbia, Bohemia, Poland, and Wallachia.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 23 births, rank #4,105
2007: 22 births, rank #4,375
2008: 36 births, rank #3,165
2009: 25 births, rank #4,035
2010: 24 births, rank #4,099
20112011: 31 births, rank #3,434
2012: 17 births, rank #5,256
2013: 31 births, rank #3,405
2014: 27 births, rank #3,787
2015: 26 births, rank #3,982
20162016: 27 births, rank #3,883
2017: 25 births, rank #4,105
2018: 10 births, rank #7,617
2019: 22 births, rank #4,480
2020: 11 births, rank #7,034
20212021: 15 births, rank #5,776
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 13 births, rank #6,517
2024: 13 births, rank #6,469
20252025: 8 births, rank #8,910

In 2025, 8 babies were recorded with the name Vladislav, ranking #8,910 among boys.