US rank #1616 Boys' name Peak 2004 7,000 births

Lazaro — #1616 US boys' name

7,000 babies named Lazaro in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s791920s1761930s1791940s2151950s2541960s3621970s6861980s10661990s11882000s13422010s9102020s543
#1616
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Lazaro was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

143 babies were named Lazaro in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lazaro

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,000 babies named Lazaro between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lazaro currently holds the #1616 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 143 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lazaro performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lazaro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,884 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lazaro in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lazaro 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 7,000 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.

Lazaro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,000

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2004

143 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,616

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lazaro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
143
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Lazaro by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,342 births that decade — 19% of Lazaro's all-time total
1910s791920s1761930s1791940s2151950s2541960s3621970s6861980s10661990s11882000s13422010s9102020s543

Lazaro by state

Where Lazaro concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lazaro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,884 26.9%
#2 Florida
1,796 25.7%
#3 California
987 14.1%
#4 New York
230 3.3%
#5 New Jersey
128 1.8%
#6 Illinois
63 0.9%
#7 Arizona
61 0.9%
#8 Nevada
15 0.2%
Texas share of Lazaro's total US births 26.9%
Even split

1,884 of 7,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Lazaro appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lazaro?
7,000 babies have been named Lazaro since 1911. It currently ranks #1616 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 143 births.
When was Lazaro most popular?
Lazaro was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,342 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Lazaro most popular?
The top states for the name Lazaro are Texas (1,884 births), Florida (1,796 births), California (987 births).
How long has the name Lazaro been used?
Lazaro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lazaro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lazarus, Lazer, Lazar, Lazlo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.