Miroslav
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MEER-o-slav
- Origin
- Slavic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Miroslav is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “glorious peace”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Miroslav mean?
Slavic: from mir 'peace, world' + slava 'glory'
“glorious peace”
A traditional name across the Slavic world; Mirek and Miro are common short forms.
Is Miroslav a girl's or a boy's name?
Miroslav is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miroslav in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Miroslav, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Miroslav in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Miroslav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Miroslav in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Miroslav, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Miroslav in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miroslav in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
Nicknames for Miroslav
- Mirek
- Miro 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Miroslav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Matteo Cillian Aarav Rafferty Marley Alfie Milo Theo Muhammad Maximus Luca
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), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Miroslav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miroslav, updated 20 October 2026.