Given name
Miroslava
“one who basks in peaceful glory”·“of peaceful glory”
Miroslava is a feminine form of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Slavic use, Miroslava carries the interpretation “one who basks in peaceful glory.” Miroslava is a feminine form of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
Miroslava is used as a feminine counterpart of Miroslav.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miroslava through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 816
- 0 boys · 816 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,259 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,259 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 2017. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,624 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.
Miroslava’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Miroslava has a diminutive in Mirka. Miroslava is a feminine form of Miroslaw. Miroslava has a related form in Myroslava.
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Around the world
Miroslava has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Mirkadiminutive · Slovak, Czech
- Míradiminutive · Czech
- Myroslaveavariant
- Myroslaviavariant
- Myroslavavariant
- Miroslaveavariant
- Miroslaviavariant
- Slavkadiminutive · Slovak
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Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Miroslava
- Mirka FedererSwiss tennis playerborn 1978
- Miroslava KnapkováCzech rowerborn 1980
- Miroslava SternCzechoslovak-Mexican actress (c. 1926-1955)
- Miroslava of BulgariaBulgarian princess901–1001
- Miroslava KarpovichRussian actressborn 1986
- Miroslava NěmcováCzech politicianborn 1952
- Miroslava JaškovskáCzech cross-country skierborn 1955
- Miroslava SkleničkováOlympic gymnastborn 1951
- Miroslava ŠafránkováCzech actressborn 1958
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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