Witold
Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyti” (chase) plus “tauta”, but It is also possible that it is a name of Germanic origin which means "ruling the forest".
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Witold
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyti” (chase) plus “tauta”, but It is also possible that it is a name of Germanic origin which means "ruling the forest".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
The Story of Witold
American parents first put Witold on the record books as a baby boy name in 1916, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 8 Witolds were born — ranking #2,956 that year. About 53% of every Witold on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Witold last appeared in the published SSA data in 1924, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 45 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Witold
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Witold. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Widald
- Witek
- Witołd
Names that sound like Witold
Phonetically similar names — useful when Witold is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vetoed
- Vitale
- Vittle
- Vitelli
- Whittled
- Vetted
- Vitaly
- Vital
- Voted
- Vittles
- Vated
- Vitally
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About the name Witold
Witold is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 45 births in the dataset. Witold's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #2,956. Use the chart and map above to compare Witold'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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