The first name Ladislav
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Ladislav, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 8 births (#2,445).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ladislav with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ladislav at birth, 1880–2025
In 1924, 7 boys born in the United States were named Ladislav, the 3,685th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1914, when 11 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ladislav
57 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ladislav KrejčíCzech association football player (1992-)
- Ladislav KrejčíCzech association football player (born 1999)
- Ladislav NovákCzech footballer (1931-2011)
- Ladislav VízekCzech footballer, born 1955
- Ladislav ŽeníšekCzech footballer (1904–1985)
- Ladislav FuksCzech novelist and writer (1923–1994)
- František Ladislav RiegerCzech politician and publicist (1818-1903)
- Ladislav KlímaCzech philosopher and bookwriter (1878–1928)
- Ladislav PavlovičCzechoslovak soccer player (1926-2013)
- Ladislav AdamecCzech politician, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1926–2007)
- Ladislav TrojákCzechoslovak ice hockey player (1914-1948)
- Ladislav MaierCzech footballer (born 1966)
Questions
- How popular is the name Ladislav?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Ladislav, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2018, with 8 births.
- When was Ladislav most popular?
- 1914 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Ladislav, its highest rank at 2,045th.