Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus are Latinized forms of the Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are German: Wenzel, Polish: Wacław, Więcesław, Wieńczysław, Spanish: Wenceslao, Portuguese: Venceslau, Russian: Vyacheslav, Croatian: Vjenceslav, Lithuanian: Vaclavas, Vaclovas, Venclovas among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for Czech rulers.
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Meaning & Origin of Wenceslaus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wenceslaus, Wenceslas, Wenzeslaus and Wenzslaus are Latinized forms of the Czech name Václav. The other language versions of the name are German: Wenzel, Polish: Wacław, Więcesław, Wieńczysław, Spanish: Wenceslao, Portuguese: Venceslau, Russian: Vyacheslav, Croatian: Vjenceslav, Lithuanian: Vaclavas, Vaclovas, Venclovas among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for Czech rulers.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 11 births, good for #2,522 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Wenceslauss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1939 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 61 Wenceslauss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Wenceslaus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wenceslaus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Wenceslas
Names that sound like Wenceslaus
Phonetically similar names — useful when Wenceslaus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Wenceslas
- Wensel
- Censuses
- Stanislaus
- Stanislas
- Sinuses
- Sonorously
- Salmacis
- Salis
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About the name Wenceslaus
Wenceslaus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 61 births in the dataset. Wenceslaus's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #2,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Wenceslaus'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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