Yaroslav
Yaroslav is a Slavic masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".
Meaning & Origin of Yaroslav
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaroslav is a Slavic masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".
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The Story of Yaroslav
Yaroslav first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1998, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 17 Yaroslavs were born — ranking #5,315 that year. As of 2026, Yaroslav ranks #6,751 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 281 Yaroslavs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yaroslav
Yaroslav is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 281 births in the dataset. Yaroslav's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,315. Use the chart and map above to compare Yaroslav'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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