Yaroslav
How to say it: yah-ruh-SLAHV · /jaraˈslav/
Slavic 'yaru' fierce + 'slav' glory, 'fierce glory' - medieval princes' name.
Yaroslav was the 7,834th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,672 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #7,834 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 368,371 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,672 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yaroslav is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yaroslav is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Polish, Russian.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Yaroslav
- Yaroslav the Wise (978–1054)Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054
- Yaroslav Rakitskiy (born 1989)Ukrainian footballer
- Yaroslav Popovych (born 1980)Ukrainian cyclist
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