Given name
Václav
male
Gender
28. 9.
Name day
136 167
Bearers (2011)
Distribution by municipality and region
All bearers by municipality (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011).
Map · distribution of given name Václav — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 22 715 |
| 2 | Plzeňský kraj | 18 417 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 14 721 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 13 983 |
| 5 | Ústecký kraj | 13 927 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 9 036 |
| 7 | Jihomoravský kraj | 7 241 |
| 8 | Královéhradecký kraj | 7 004 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 5 725 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 5 377 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 5 217 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 818 |
| 13 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 174 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 3 812 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 14 721 |
| 2 | Plzeň | 4 664 |
| 3 | České Budějovice | 3 215 |
| 4 | Kladno | 2 367 |
| 5 | Ostrava | 2 292 |
| 6 | Klatovy | 2 032 |
| 7 | Brno | 2 025 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 952 |
| 9 | Hradec Králové | 1 928 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 864 |
| 11 | Černošice | 1 784 |
| 12 | Nýřany | 1 741 |
| 13 | Příbram | 1 643 |
| 14 | Teplice | 1 587 |
| 15 | Strakonice | 1 571 |
| 16 | Liberec | 1 562 |
| 17 | Písek | 1 481 |
| 18 | Karlovy Vary | 1 477 |
| 19 | Rokycany | 1 462 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 1 430 |
| 21 | Domažlice | 1 385 |
| 22 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 356 |
| 23 | Tábor | 1 331 |
| 24 | Rakovník | 1 294 |
| 25 | Kolín | 1 236 |
Popularity over time
Rank among the most common newborn names (1 = most popular). Years 2016–2019 (dashed) track children born in January, the rest the whole year; years 2012–2015 are missing and for 2020–2021 the ČSÚ released only the TOP 10 (so rarer names are missing).
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv)