Given name & surname
Waclaw
“one who receives more glory”
Waclaw is a form of Wenceslas. One Slavic interpretation is “one who receives more glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Polish use, Waclaw carries the interpretation “one who receives more glory.” Waclaw is a form of Wenceslas. One Slavic interpretation is “one who receives more glory.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Polish.
How it developed
Waclaw is used as a form of Wenceslas.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Waclaw through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 51
- 51 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Waclaw’s family of names
Waclaw has a related form in Waclawe. Waclaw is a form of Wenceslas.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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