Given name & surname
Miroslaw
“of peaceful glory”
Miroslaw is a variant of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Miroslaw is a variant of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Miroslaw is a variant of Miroslav. An origin associated with Miroslav is Russian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miroslaw through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1916. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,663 as a first name in 2020; 119 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.
Miroslaw’s family of names
Miroslaw shares a linguistic root with Miroslav. Miroslaw has a related form in Miroslav. Miroslaw has a feminine form in Miroslava.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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