Ladislao

Boys' name

Form of Vladislav

Ladislao has been given to 76 babies in the U.S. since 1919. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1999, with 8 recorded.

Babies named Ladislao, 2010

1 in 739,000

Ladislao over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Ladislao: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Vladislav

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ladislao means

Ladislao is a form of Vladislav.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Ladislao is used in Spanish and Italian (Rare).

Another recorded pronunciation is /la.ðis.ˈla.o/ for Ladislao.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Ladislao → Vladislav. The family’s meaning is “to rule + glory”, recorded in the naming reference for Vladislav.

Origin, language, and formation

Ladislao is used in Italian and Spanish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Vladislav and Ladislaus.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Spanish, Ladislao is pronounced /ladisˈlao/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 76 boys were recorded with the name Ladislao between 1919 and 2010. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1999; its best national rank was #3,500 in 1948.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Ladislao?

Ladislao had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2010, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2010: 1 in 739,000; 5 of 3,695,928 births
Among boys only: 1 in 384,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2010: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 512,366 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ladislao sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2010 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 512,366 children born in 2010 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ladislao. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ladislaos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ladislao was born before 1993 — so the typical Ladislao is around 32 today.

Median birth year: 1993; About 32 years old
Biggest decade: 1990s; 43.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 57.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 60; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1990s — 43.4% of all recorded uses (33).

Is Ladislao rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1999 (8)
Years since peak: 26; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 30.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,500; 1948

Spellings of Ladislao

Ladislao is not the most common spelling — Vladislav is, with 89.3% against Ladislao's 10.7%.

Vladislav89.3%637
Ladislao10.7%76

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Ladislao by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,500; 1948
Peak year: 1999; 8 that year
First recorded: 1919
Last recorded: 2010
All-time count: 76
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ladislao

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ladamien Ladislav Ladarryl Laderius Ladanian Ladarien Ladamian Ladavion Ladamion Ladarren Ladarris Ladaniel Ladarrell Ladarrian Laderrius Ladarrion Ladarion Ladarrious Ladonte Ladarian Ladislaus Ladarrin Laderion Ladonta

Sibling names for Ladislao

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Tatianna Caleigh Chyna Kaylah Calista Destini Carson Kayley

For a brother

Jaren Marshal Maximillian Reyes Stone Devyn Garrison Tyrese

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