Boys' name · since 1911
Lazaro
7,118 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.
- #1,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,118
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lazaro currently ranks #1503 among boys' names in America, with 7,118 babies recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazaro has been recorded 7,118 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #1503 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #1,449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,503 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,118 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazaro ranks #1,449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,503 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,118 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,503 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,118
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lazaro's 7,118 recorded births place it above 96.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lazaro compares
7,118 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Lazaro's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lazaro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lazaro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lazaro's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lazaro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Lazaro by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,342 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Lazaro's strongest decade.
1,342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lazaro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 79
1910s
79 births
- 1920s 176
1920s
176 births
- 1930s 179
1930s
179 births
- 1940s 215
1940s
215 births
- 1950s 254
1950s
254 births
- 1960s 362
1960s
362 births
- 1970s
1970s
686 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,067 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,188 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,342 births
- 2010s
2010s
910 births
- 2020s
2020s
660 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,342 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lazaro 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 Lazaro's total volume
Lazaro by state
Where Lazaro concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,916 | 26.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,812 | 25.5% |
| #3 | California | | 1,006 | 14.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 230 | 3.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 128 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 68 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 61 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 22 | 0.3% |
1,916 of 7,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Lazaro appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lazaro's data
- Lazaro's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,342 total births) through the 2020s (660) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lazaros (1,916 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lazaro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Lazaro 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.