Laszlo
László is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Laszlo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
László is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Laszlo
American parents first put Laszlo on the record books as a baby boy name in 1957, with 13 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 37 Laszlos were born — ranking #2,997 that year. About 22% of every Laszlo on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Laszlo ranks #3,754 for baby boys with 30 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Laszlo
Laszlo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Laszlo's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #1,581. Use the chart and map above to compare Laszlo'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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