Recorded 1923–2022 Girls' name Peak 1984 175 births

Lazara — girls' name

175 babies named Lazara in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s121960s161970s351980s531990s232000s132010s62020s11
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lazara was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lazara in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lazara

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Lazara between 1923 and 2022, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lazara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lazara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lazara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lazara in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lazara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 175 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lazara at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

175

Since 1923

100 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1923

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lazara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1923

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
4681012 20222000199619831979197219641923 6

Lazara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 30% of Lazara's all-time total
1920s61930s121960s161970s351980s531990s232000s132010s62020s11

Lazara by state

Where Lazara concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lazara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 8.6%
#2 Florida
5 2.9%
Texas share of Lazara's total US births 8.6%
Even split

15 of 175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lazara?
175 babies have been named Lazara since 1923. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Lazara most popular?
Lazara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Lazara most popular?
The top states for the name Lazara are Texas (15 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lazara been used?
Lazara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 100 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lazara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lazaria, Lazariah, Lazette, Lazuli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.