Yaroslav
Yaroslav is a Slavic masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".
- Russian
- Ukrainian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Yaroslav
American parents first put Yaroslav on the record books as a baby boy name in 1998, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 17 Yaroslavs were born — ranking #5,315 that year. About 45% of every Yaroslav on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yaroslav ranks #6,751 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 281 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yaroslav
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yaroslav. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Slava
- Yarik
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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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