Zbigniew
About Zbigniew
One of the first authentically Slavic names many Americans heard (but couldn't pronounce), via 1960s to 70s former presidential advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Even after all these years, it is still problematic internationally, but well-used and familiar in its native Poland.
Pronounced ZBIG-nyehf.
As of October 2026, Zbigniew ranked #7339 in US births in 1983 SSA, peaked at #2511 in 1952.
Editor's take: The name Zbigniew is a boy's name of Polish origin meaning "to dispel anger".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
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| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Zbigniew on lists
Famous Zbigniews
- Zbigniew Brzezinski
National Security Adviser to U.S. President Jimmy Carter, father of journalist Mika Brzezinski
- Zbigniew of Poland
high duke of Poland
- Zbigniew Boniek
Polish footballer
- Zbigniew Bródka
Polish Olympic speed skater
- Zbigniew Gut
Polish footballer
- Zbigniew Herbert
Polish poet
- Zbigniew Preisner
Polish film score composer
- Zbigniew Robert "Inferno" Promiński
Polish death metal drummer
- Zbigniew Rybczyński
Polish filmmaker
- Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Polish actor
- Zbigniew Cybulski
Polish actor