Mieszko
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MYESH-ko
- Origin
- Slavic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Mieszko is a boys' name of Slavic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Mieszko mean?
Slavic: Old Polish name of uncertain derivation
Mieszko I, baptised in 966, was the first historical ruler of Poland.
Is Mieszko a girl's or a boy's name?
Mieszko is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mieszko in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Mieszko, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mieszko in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Mieszko in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2 | #6,093 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
Names like Mieszko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Loki, Shko, Minh, Yug, Guto, Kenzo, Yusuf, Rumi, Taio, Yoan, Mika
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mieszko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mieszko, updated 20 October 2026.