Stanisława

Girl · Old Slavic

Stanisława

Say it: stah-nee-SWAH-vah

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Meaning

Feminine of Stanisław, from stani 'become, stand' and sława 'glory'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Common among Polish women born before 1950, now rare for babies.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

159 babies given this name since 1908
At its height in 1911, about 1 in 46,500 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Czech	Stanislava
Slovak	Stanislava
Serbian	Stanislava

Famous bearers

Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish Olympic champion

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Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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