The first name Vladislav
A boy’s name from Bulgarian.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Bulgarian origin
Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Vladislav last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 5 boys. It peaked in 2016, with 13 births (#1,804).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vladislav with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Vladislav at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Vladislav, the 9,647th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 36 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.
Vladislav in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Vladislav in Czech, Slovak and Slovene too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Vladyslav
Famous people named Vladislav
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Vladislav VančuraCzech writer, film director, playwright and screenwriter (1891–1942)
- Vladislav TkachievFrench-Russian-Kazakhstani chess player, born 1973
- Vladislav StoyanovBulgarian footballer, born 1987
- Vladislav KovalevBelarusian chess player, born 1994
- Vladislav the GrammarianBulgarian writer, 1500–1500
- Vladislav KreidaEstonian association football player (born 1999)
- Vladislav of CroatiaDuke of Croatia, died 835
- Vladislav JovanovićAmbassador of Yugoslavia, 1933–2026
- Vladislav KlimovichBelarusian association football player, born 1996
- Vladislav MalkevichAssociation football player, born 1999
- Vladislav ZhukAssociation football player, born 1994
- Vladislav DelayFinnish musician (born 1976)
Questions
- What does the name Vladislav mean?
- Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus.
- What is the origin of the name Vladislav?
- Transliteration from Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian Владисла́в. See Ladislaus.
- How popular is the name Vladislav?
- In 2024, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Vladislav, ranking 3,688th. Its peak was 2016, with 13 births.
- Is Vladislav a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 637 US babies named Vladislav since 1880 were boys.
- When was Vladislav most popular?
- 2008 in the United States, when 36 babies were named Vladislav, its highest rank at 3,218th.
- What are other spellings of Vladislav?
- Vladyslav.