There are a total of 512 Polish girl names that have been compiled and organized in this comprehensive list. The selection includes commonly used and historic names, verified variants and diminutives, standard Polish spelling with diacritics, pronunciations, meanings, popularity data, and name-day information.
Polish girl names are personal names traditionally used by women in Poland and among Polish communities worldwide. They span Slavic originals, Christian and saint names, and loaned forms from Latin, Greek, Germanic, and Hebrew. Many names have multiple affectionate diminutives used in everyday speech. These names serve genealogy, cultural identity, creative writing, and naming decisions.
Interesting and little-known facts about Polish girl names:
– Anna and Maria appear persistently in historical records and remain among the most common female names across older generations.
– Polish name-days (imieniny) are still widely observed; in some regions they rival birthdays as social celebrations.
– Statistics Poland (GUS) publishes annual baby-name rankings, and roughly a core set of about 50 names cycles through the top positions each year.
– Diminutives form with regular suffixes like -ka, -sia, -enka, so one formal name can have many familiar variants (Katarzyna → Kasia, Kaśka, Kacha).
– Polish orthography uses diacritics (ą,ę,ł,ś,ć,ń,ż,ź) that change pronunciation; many international forms omit them, altering sound and spelling.
Below is an alphabetical index linking to each letter’s list, with entries that contain key reference fields.
Columns shown for each name: Name (Polish spelling with diacritics), Pronunciation (simple phonetic and IPA when available), Meaning / Origin, Popularity (GUS rank or frequency where available), Name day(s) (imieniny), Variants & diminutives, Sources (GUS, Polish name-day calendars, and authoritative etymological references).