Recorded 1911–1925 Boys' name Peak 1916 119 births

Wladyslaw — boys' name

119 babies named Wladyslaw in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s921920s27
1910s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Wladyslaw was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

19 babies were named Wladyslaw in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wladyslaw

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Wladyslaw between 1911 and 1925, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wladyslaw currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wladyslaw performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wladyslaw shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wladyslaw in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wladyslaw in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wladyslaw at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

119

Since 1911

15 years of records

Peak year

1916

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1911

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1925

Wladyslaw popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1911

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1916)
19
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5101520 192519231920191919181917191619151914191319121911 6

Wladyslaw by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
92 births that decade — 77% of Wladyslaw's all-time total
1910s921920s27

Wladyslaw by state

Where Wladyslaw concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wladyslaw
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 5.0%
New Jersey share of Wladyslaw's total US births 5.0%

6 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wladyslaw?
119 babies have been named Wladyslaw since 1911. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1916 with 19 births.
When was Wladyslaw most popular?
Wladyslaw was most popular in the 1910s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Wladyslaw most popular?
The top states for the name Wladyslaw are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Wladyslaw been used?
Wladyslaw has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 15 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Wladyslaw?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wladimir. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.