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Jaroslaw

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What official birth registration shows about Jaroslaw: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jaroslaw: Recorded since 1960, with a gap of 15 years, it reached #139 in 1974, and it was last ranked in 2012.

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2012

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2012 to 2012, ranging from #4805 to #4805.2012#4805#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2012#4805

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 35 of the 37 years from 1960 to 1996.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1960–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #330 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1960–1996

    Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1960–1996).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1996

    Most recently recorded at #579 among boys in Norway, in 1996.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1960 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1974.

Jaroslaw's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5794HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5834HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#39310HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4927HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#37412HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#34613HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#23723HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#23425HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#24523HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#20031HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#19432HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#18934HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#18435HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#19632HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#15546HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#18335HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#15546HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#15547HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#18336HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#13957HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#17541HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#18238HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#14056HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#17237HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#14947HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#16439HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#17534HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#15938HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#16334HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#17529HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#24217HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#22118HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3279HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3309HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jaroslaw is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Jaroslaw, between 1960 and 2012, in 36 of those 53 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1960–199635#139 in 1974
England and Wales20121#4805 in 2012

Its high point came 38 years earlier in Norway (1974) than in England and Wales (2012).

No registrar recorded it for 15 years after 1996; it appears again in 2012.

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What is known about Jaroslaw

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1960–2012.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1960 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.