Given name
Lazlo
“a glorious ruler”
Lazlo is a variant of Ladislas. One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Original HungarianLászló
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lazlo is a variant of Ladislas. One Slavic interpretation is “a glorious ruler.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lazlo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 208
- 208 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,629 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,629 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 224 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lazlo’s family of names
In English usage, Lazlo shares an earlier linguistic root with Vladislav. Lazlo has a related form in Ladislas. In English usage, Lazlo has a related form in LAZLOW.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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