Polish Boy Names
Polish male names come from the Polish language and show clear masculine morphology. Common nominative endings include -j (Andrzej), -sz/-osz (Bartosz), and -y (Cezary). Productive masculine suffixes include -sław (Czesław, Borysław) and -usz/-iusz (Cezariusz). Diminutives often take -ek (Bartek). Vocative case forms differ from the nominative in direct address, for example Andrzej → Andrzeju.
Traditional sources include Christian saints’ names and Slavic compounds, and these remain in regular use. Modern patterns show continued preference for standard forms on official documents, with diminutives like Arek or Bartek used mainly informally. Selected examples: Andrzej, Andrzeju, Bartosz, Bartek, Cezary, Czesław, Aleksy, Arek, Benon, Borysław.
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Jan | Yahweh/God is gracious | Czech, English, Hebrew, Polish, Scandinavian | Boy | 876 #1 | |
| Krystian | Follower of Christ ('anointed') | Polish | Boy | 310 #2 | |
| Jerzi | Farmer; earth-worker | Polish | Boy | 291 #3 | |
| Maksym | Greatest | Polish, Ukrainian | Boy | 217 #4 | |
| Lukasz | Man from Lucania; associated with 'light' (from Latin lux) | Polish | Boy | 196 #5 | |
| Darek | Diminutive of Darius/Dariusz - 'possessor of good' or 'maintainer of wealth' (also sometimes associated with Slavic 'dar' meaning 'gift') | Polish | Boy | 193 #6 | |
| Mikolaj | Victory of the people | Polish | Boy | 166 #7 | |
| Aniel | Possibly 'God has answered' (Hebrew); sometimes linked to 'wind' (from Sanskrit Anil) or associated with 'angel/angelic' in Slavic contexts | Hebrew, Polish, Sanskrit, Slavic | Boy | 156 #8 | |
| Serafin | “burning one” or “fiery” - a seraph, an order of fiery angels | Hebrew, Italian, Polish | Boy | 126 #9 | |
| Mak | Typically a short form or nickname (from Gaelic 'Mac' meaning 'son') or a word-name meaning 'poppy' in Polish/Slavic contexts; also used as a diminutive of Maksim/Maksym. | English, Polish, Slavic | Boy | 103 #10 | |
| Jacek | Hyacinth (the flower) | Polish | Boy | 90 #11 | |
| Arek | From Arcadia (Arcadian) | Polish | Boy | 87 #12 | |
| Jerzy | Farmer, earth-worker | Polish | Boy | 81 #13 | |
| Tadeusz | Courageous; derived from an Aramaic word for "heart" | Polish | Boy | 54 #14 | |
| Andrzej | Manly, masculine; brave | Polish | Boy | 53 #15 | |
| Pawel | Small, humble | Polish | Boy | 47 #16 | |
| Ignacy | Fiery; of fire (from Latin 'ignis') | Polish | Boy | 41 #17 | |
| Wojciech | Joyful warrior; 'soldier's joy/comfort' (from Slavic elements woj 'war/warrior' + ciech 'joy/comfort') | Polish | Boy | 39 #18 | |
| Marcin | Of Mars; warlike; 'dedicated to Mars' | Polish | Boy | 33 #19 | |
| Aleksy | Defender, helper, protector | Polish | Boy | 29 #20 | |
| Kaamil | Perfect, complete, whole | Arabic, Polish | Boy | 28 #21 | |
| Maciej | Gift of God | Latin, Polish | Boy | 25 #22 | |
| Bartosz | 'son of Talmai' (Talmai possibly meaning 'furrowed' or 'rich in land') | Polish | Boy | 24 #23 | |
| Henoch | Dedicated, consecrated (from Hebrew חנוך) | Hebrew, Polish | Boy | 24 #24 | |
| Olek | Defender of men; protector of mankind (from Alexander) | Polish | Boy | 24 #25 | |
| Kazimierz | Bringer or proclaimer of peace | Polish | Boy | 23 #26 | |
| Lew | A short form of Lewis (from Germanic Hlūd-wīg, 'famous in battle') or a form of Lev/Leo ('lion'). | English, Polish, Slavic | Boy | 23 #27 | |
| Zygmunt | Victorious protector | Old High German, Polish | Boy | 18 #28 | |
| Janek | God is gracious | Polish | Boy | 13 #29 | |
| Mieszko | UNKNOWN | Polish, Slavic | Boy | 11 #30 | |
| Lewan | Lion (likely) | Georgian, Polish, Slavic, Welsh | Boy | 7 #31 | |
| Cezary | Derived from the Roman family name Caesar, possibly meaning "hairy" or "long-haired" (traditional etymology) | Polish | Boy | 3 #32 | |
| Adamik | Diminutive of Adam - 'little Adam' or 'descendant/son of Adam' (Adam from Hebrew meaning 'man' or 'earth') | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Anastazy | Resurrection; reborn | Greek, Polish | Boy | — | |
| Andrzeju | Vocative of Andrzej - 'manly', 'brave' or 'strong' | Greek, Polish | Boy | — | |
| Aniol | Angel; messenger | Catalan, Polish | Boy | — | |
| Banas | Possibly 'arrow' from Sanskrit bāṇa; also occurs as a Slavic/Polish family name with no single clear meaning. | Polish, Sanskrit, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bartek | Son of Talmai (often interpreted as 'son of the furrows') | Polish | Boy | — | |
| Barto | Short form of Bartholomew, from Aramaic bar-Tolmai meaning 'son of Talmai' - often rendered 'son of the furrow' or 'son of the farmer'. | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bartos | 'son of Talmai' - often understood as 'son of the farmer' or 'man of abundant furrows' | Latin, Polish | Boy | — | |
| Bartus | Diminutive of Bartholomew/Bartosz; 'son of Talmai' (often rendered 'son of the furrows' or 'son of the farmer') | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bednar | Cooper - maker of barrels, casks, or wooden boxes | Czech, Polish, Slovak | Boy | — | |
| Benon | Possibly "blessed" (if from Benedictus) or related to "bear" (via Germanic Benno) | Polish | Boy | — | |
| Bialas | Derived from Polish biały 'white' - originally a nickname for someone fair-haired or pale | Polish | Boy | — | |
| Bielke | Likely derived from the Slavic root 'biel' meaning 'white', or from a Swedish family/surname; often a diminutive or surname-used-as-given-name. | Polish, Slavic, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Boguchwal | Praises God; God's glory | Polish | Boy | — | |
| Bogufal | Praise of God (literally "God's praise" or "favored by God") | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bogumil | Beloved by God | Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bogusz | From Slavic element 'Bog-' meaning 'God'; a diminutive form related to Bogusław/Bogumił - roughly 'little one of God' or associated with 'God's glory'. | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Bojek | Little fighter / little warrior | Polish, Slavic | Boy | — |
Polish Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Polish-origin name in our dataset.
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Names in this origin
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
27,434
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