Fun Facts About the Name Laszlo
- More than 1 thousand babies named Laszlo: U.S. records list 1,057 babies given the name Laszlo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laszlo Mean?
László is a Hungarian masculine name taken from Slavic. It is formed from two Slavic elements: vlad- (also found as volod-), meaning "to rule" or "to hold power," and slava, meaning "glory" or "fame." The compound is customarily rendered as "glorious ruler" or "rule of glory." It is closely related to the Slavic name Vladislav and to the Czech and Slovak Ladislav; the Polish Władysław comes from the same root material but developed along its own path. Hungarian shows no initial v- in this name, and it is not fully settled whether the borrowing passed through a form like Vladislav or through an already simplified Ladislav.
Laszlo Name History & Origins
László came into Hungarian from neighboring Slavic speech, and by the eleventh century it appears in Latin documents as Ladislaus. The name is tied above all to Saint Ladislaus (László) I, king of Hungary from 1077 to 1095 and canonized in 1192. His cult spread through Hungary and into neighboring lands, and several later kings of Hungary bore the name. Medieval Latin Ladislaus passed into other European languages as Ladislas in French, Ladislao in Italian and Spanish, and Ladislaus in German. In Hungarian, László has remained an established given name, distinct from the Slavic Vladislav even though the two share the same root elements.
How Popular is the Name Laszlo?
Laszlo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #1,603 in 1966.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,561 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2024 | #3,930 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #3,383 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2022 | #4,146 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,079 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #3,772 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,578 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #3,278 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #4,187 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #3,847 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #4,359 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #4,333 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #3,032 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #5,163 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,841 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,578 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #4,684 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #4,640 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,810 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #8,458 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #5,461 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #7,922 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #4,543 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #5,594 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,042 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #7,890 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,412 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #5,684 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,375 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #7,633 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,143 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,615 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,105 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #7,840 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #4,868 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,971 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #3,441 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,325 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,216 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,799 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,733 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,941 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,930 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,531 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #4,255 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,830 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,025 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,323 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,587 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,461 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #4,323 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #2,755 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #2,911 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,177 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #2,494 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #1,931 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,948 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,603 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #2,041 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,077 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #1,613 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1962 | #2,087 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,801 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1960 | #1,844 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #1,895 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #1,809 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,329 | 13 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Laszlo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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