Named after Maria Hlawka, a Social Democratic politician in Vienna.
The lane was named on 7 June 2011 after Maria Hlawka (1914–2005), a trained bookbinder and SPÖ politician. She sat in Vienna's city and state parliament from 1954 to 1978 and was the first woman to serve as its Second and then First President. She also led the Viennese SPÖ women from 1965 to 1977.