Czeslaw
Czesław, is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements ča and slava (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava.
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Czeslaw
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Czesław, is an old given name derived from the Slavic elements ča and slava (glory). Feminine form: Czesława/Česlava.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Czeslaw
The earliest SSA record of Czeslaw as a baby boy name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Czeslaw — #3,391 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Czeslaw on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Czeslaw last appeared in the published SSA data in 1920, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Czeslaw
Czeslaw is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Czeslaw's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,391. Use the chart and map above to compare Czeslaw's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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