boy's name
Lazar
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,609
Lazar is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 39 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1931.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lazar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 87 |
| 2000s | 168 |
| 2010s | 258 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 156 |
How popular is Lazar?
In 2025, Lazar was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lazar is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lazar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lazar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lazar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lazar in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lazar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lazar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lazar
How popular is the name Lazar?
In 2025, Lazar was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lazar a girl's or a boy's name?
Lazar is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lazar?
Lazar has 2 syllables.
When was Lazar most popular?
Lazar peaked in 2012, when 39 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Lazar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lazar currently ranks #2,109 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.