Lazar
Lazar was the 4329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2987th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 32 places. More babies were named Lazar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,329 boys, down 452 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201239 babies
- Total since 1880
- 811babies recorded
Lazar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,329 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,877 | 27 |
| 2010 | #4,457 | 22 |
| 2000 | #5,208 | 14 |
| 1990 | #4,871 | 11 |
| 1980 | #4,010 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lazar, counting every spelling?
Lazar is a spelling of Lazer, a name family that had 70 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 70 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lazer | 46 | #2,782 | 225 |
| Lazar | 24 | #4,329 | 129 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lazar?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lazar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lazar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lazar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lazar?
About 800 people born in the US named Lazar are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Lazar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lazar by state
How common Lazar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (8.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lazar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lazar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lazar
How popular is the name Lazar?
Lazar was the 4329th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2987th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 32 places. More babies were named Lazar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lazar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lazar in the US.
Where is Lazar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lazar was most common in Illinois (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.