How popular is the baby name Wenceslaus in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Wenceslaus.

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Popularity of the baby name Wenceslaus


Posts that mention the name Wenceslaus

Popular names in Austria, 1895

Vienna in the 1890s
Vienna in the 1890s

Wondering which names were the most popular in Austria, say, 116 years ago? Of course you are!

Luckily, the New York Times has the answer. In 1895, the paper reported that the most popular names in Austria “according to the last census” were these:

Male NamesFemale Names
Franz (1,834,000 males)
Johann (1,380,000)
Josef (1,085,000)
Leopold (584,000)
Wenzel (448,000)
Anna (1,780,000 females)
Maria (1,632,000)
Elizabeth (1,260,000)

The name Wenzel comes (via Wenceslaus, via Václav) from the Slavic name Veceslav, made up of elements meaning “more” and “glory.”

In 1895, Austria was actually part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a dual monarchy ruled by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. (The 1914 assassination of his nephew/heir presumptive, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, is what kicked off WWI.)

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