Zbigniew
Zbigniew is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew. This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements Zby- and gniew, meaning "anger". The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk.
Meaning & Origin of Zbigniew
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zbigniew is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew. This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements Zby- and gniew, meaning "anger". The Czech form of this name is Zbyněk.
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The Story of Zbigniew
The earliest SSA record of Zbigniew as a baby boy name dates back to 1952, when 11 babies received it. 1952 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Zbigniew — #2,376 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Zbigniew on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Zbigniew last appeared in the published SSA data in 1983, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zbigniew
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- Zbigniew of Brzezia (c. 1360 – c. 1425), Polish knight and nobleman of Clan Zadora
- Zbigniew of Poland , high duke of Poland from 1102–1106
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About the name Zbigniew
Zbigniew is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Zbigniew's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #2,376. Use the chart and map above to compare Zbigniew'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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