If you’re looking for Polish baby boy names for your new bub, take a look at this list of popular Polish baby names for boys. I’ll also explain what to pay attention to when picking a Polish name for a baby boy and how to avoid mistakes.
I was born and raised in Poland, so you can trust me on this: all the names on the list are authentic Polish names spelled correctly. If you’re having a girl also check my list of Polish girl names.
In Poland, similar to most countries in Europe all names must be approved at the registry. If the name you picked is too weird or offensive it will be rejected, and why parents usually go for the traditional name.
Until recently, foreign names weren’t allowed in Poland unless you had a foreign spouse, but then registries started allowing Polish spelling of foreign names. This is why you can find “Brajan” as Brian, “Dżesika” as Jessica, or “Dżastin” as Justin but they’re often laughable and considered from pathological families.
Things to Think About When Choosing a Polish Boy Name
Polish language traditionally doesn’t have gender-neutral names used as first names and giving boy names to girls and vice versa is rejected by the registry, but since most people have middle names there are cases of males are given “Maria” as a second name.
Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Poland
Antoni is the most popular Polish male name, followed by these Polish names for guys:
- Jan
- Leon
- Franciszek
- Nikodem
- Stanisław
- Krzysztof
100 Polish Names for Boys
(In brackets are commonly used nicknmaes that basically replace full names in these cases on the daily basis.)
| Name | Pronounciation | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Aa-dam | Adam |
| Andrzej | Aan-drey | Andrew |
| Antoni (Antek) | Aan-toh-niy (Aan-thek) | Anthony |
| Bartosz (Bartek) | Baar-tosh (Baar-thek) | |
| Bogdan | Bog-dan | |
| Bolesław | Bo-leh-slav | |
| Cezary (Czarek) | Tseh-zaa-riy (Tsah-rehk) | Caesar |
| Czesław | Tseh-slav | |
| Dariusz (Darek) | Daar-yus (Dah-rehk) | Darius |
| Dawid | Dah-vid | David |
| Dobromir | Dob-hrom-yir | |
| Filip | Fil-liyp | Philip |
| Franciszek (Franek) | Fraen-tsish-schehk (Fraen-ek) | Francis |
| Fryderyk | Freh-der-iy-k | Frederic |
| Grzegorz (Grzesiek) | Gzeh-gaor-sh (Gzeh-sy-ek) | Gregory |
| Henryk | Hhen-rihk | Henry |
| Hubert | Hhuh-behrt | Hubertus |
| Ignacy | Ihg-nahy-tsy | – |
| Ireneusz (Irek) | Ihren-eu-sh | |
| Jakub (Kuba) | Yaa-kuhp (Kouw-bah) | Jacob |
| Jan | Yaan | John |
| Janusz | Yaan-uh-sh | Janus |
| Jarosław (Jarek) | Yaar-os-wav | |
| Jerzy (Jurek) | Yer-ziy (Yuw-rehk) | |
| Józef | Jhow-saef | Joseph |
| Lech | Lehh | |
| Leszek | Leh-shehk | |
| Leopold | Leh-ao-paold | Leopold |
| Lucjan | Luw-sih-aan | Lucian |
| Łukasz | Woo-khash | Lucas |
| Kacper | Kaas-per | Casper |
| Kajetan | Kaa-yeh-taen | – |
| Kamil | Kaa-miyl | Kamil |
| Kazimierz (Kazio / Kazik) | Kae-zih-mih-eh-erz | Casimir |
| Konrad | Kaon-raad | Conrad |
| Krzysztof (Krzysiek) | Ksh-iysh-tof (Ksh-iys-yehk) | Christopher |
| Maciej | Maa-ch-eey | – |
| Marek | Maar-ehk | Mark |
| Marcin | Maar-ciyn | Martin |
| Mariusz | Maa-riy-ush | Marius |
| Mieszko | Miy-esh-koh | – |
| Michał | Miy-hhaaw | Michael |
| Miłosz | Mih-wosh | Milo |
| Mirosław (Mirek) | Miy-ro-slaav | – |
| Mikołaj | Miy-kow-aay | Nicolas |
| Nikodem | Niy-kow-diym | – |
| Paweł | Paah-vehw | Paul |
| Piotr (Piotrek) | Piy-o-tr (Piy-o-tr-ehk) | Peter |
| Przemysław (Przemek) | Pshe-miy-slaav (Psh-eh-mehk) | – |
| Rafał | Rzh-faaw | Raphael |
| Ryszard | Riy-zhaard | Richard |
| Sławomir (Sławek) | (Swaa-vehk) | |
| Stanisław (Stasiek) | Staa-niy-slaav (Sta-syehk) | |
| Stefan | Stey-faan | Stephan |
| Szczepan | Sh-che-pahn | |
| Szymon | Sh-mhon | |
| Tadeusz (Tadzik) | Taad-eeu-sh (Taad-zdhik) | |
| Tomasz (Tomek) | Tow-mash (Tow-mehk) | Thomas |
| Witold (Witek) | Viy-tow-ld (Viy-tehk) | |
| Władysław (Władek) | Vwaa-diy-slaav | – |
| Włodzimierz (Włodek) | Vwoh-dziy-mih-eh-erz | – |
| Wojciech (Wojtek) | Voy-chehk (Voy-tehk) | |
| Zbigniew | Zuh-big-nee-ev | |
| Zdzisław | Zdiy-s-waav | |
| Ziemowit | Zhye-moh-veet | |
| Zygmunt | Zihg-moo-hnt | Sigmund |
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