boy's name
Lazer
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 896
Lazer is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 55 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 72,077 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lazer over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 169 |
| 2010s | 317 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 264 |
How popular is Lazer?
In 2025, Lazer was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lazer 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 Lazer
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lazer also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lazer over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lazer
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lazer — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lazer
How popular is the name Lazer?
In 2025, Lazer was given to 46 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lazer a girl's or a boy's name?
Lazer is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lazer?
Lazer has 2 syllables.
When was Lazer most popular?
Lazer peaked in 2023, when 55 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lazer a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lazer currently ranks #2,791 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.