Given name & surname · also Hungarian
Laszlo
“one who rules with glory”·“a glorious ruler”
In English use, Laszlo has a related form in Vladislav. One Slavic interpretation is “one who rules with glory.” Laszlo is a variant of Ladislas. One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Original HungarianLászló
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Laszlo has a related form in Vladislav. One Slavic interpretation is “one who rules with glory.” Laszlo is a variant of Ladislas. One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laszlo comes from Hungarian, and ultimately from Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laszlo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,057
- 1,057 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,561 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,561 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2013. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,496 as a first name in 2020; 811 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laszlo’s family of names
In English usage, Laszlo shares an earlier linguistic root with Ladislaus. Laszlo has a related form in Ladislas. In French usage, Laszlo has a conventional equivalent in the Hungarian form László.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Laszlo has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Laszlo
- Vandalism of Michelangelo's PietàAustralian geologist known for vandalism (1938–2012)
- Laszlo Bellaktable tennis player (1911–2006)
- Laszlo Vargacellist, conductor, music pedagogue1924–2014
Characters named Laszlo: Laszlo Carreidas (Tintin character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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