Boys' name · since 1931
Lazar
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 811 babies named Lazar, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 811
- born since 1931
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lazar currently ranks #4278 among boys' names in America, with 811 babies recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazar has been recorded 811 times among boys since 1931, currently ranked #4278 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #5,861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 811 born since 1931
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazar ranks #5,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 811 born since 1931, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,861 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 811
- born since 1931
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lazar's 811 recorded births place it above 87.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Lazar compares
811 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lazar's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lazar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 811 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lazar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lazar's full recorded timeline at 1999, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lazar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Lazar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (258 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Lazar's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lazar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 87
1990s
87 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 258 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lazar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lazar's total volume
Lazar by state
Where Lazar concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 129 | 15.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 87 | 10.7% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
129 of 811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lazar's data
- Lazar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Lazars (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lazar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lazar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.