Theoretically, in Poland you can name your child anything you want. There are no specific regulations regarding what names may be given, and which ones are strictly prohibited. This does not mean, however, that parents have a completely free hand in this matter.
The Polish Language Council makes sure that it is not ridiculing or offensive. Officials in our country also have the right to refuse to give a specific name to a boy or girl if they consider it inappropriate. Here are some examples.
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The most interesting examples of proposed names that employees of the Civil Registry Office in Katowice encountered in 2024 include: Ziomek and Parodia. As you might guess, the declarations were refused in these cases.
It must be admitted that our compatriots cannot be denied their creativity. It is known that In Poland, you cannot name a child including: Lucifer, Kwadrat, Bazyliszek, Primitive or Homobonus.
The list of the most frequently chosen names for children in Katowice in 2024 (from January 1 to December 24) includes the following names: Jan (121 times) and Maja (115)with more male newborns registered in this city overall (2,165 out of a total of 4,260 on this date).
The Katowice City Hall informed that apart from Jan and Maja, which were the most popular names for children in this region, parents also named their children: Antoni (111) and Leon (103), Laura (108) and Zofia and Alicja (97 times each).
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In 2024, there was also an unexpected revival of two forgotten names for boys in Silesia. In the Civil Registry Office in Katowice, for the first time in a hundred years, the names Telesfor and Bolko were given.
The first of them is of Greek origin. Telesfor means a persistent man who pursues his goal and completes his work. He strives for perfection and his work bears fruit.
The second name – Bolko, is typically Slavic. It was especially popular in the Polish Piast dynasty and the Czech Přemyslid dynasty. It means a very famous person or one who is destined to achieve something great. They are attributed to brave and patient people.
