Boys' name · since 1882
Lazarus
4,043 babies named Lazarus in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,043
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,043 babies have been named Lazarus since 1882, making it today's #1141 boys' name.
Lazarus has 4,043 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1141 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #2,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,141 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,043 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazarus ranks #2,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,141 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,043 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,141 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,043
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lazarus's 4,043 recorded births place it above 95.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lazarus compares
4,043 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Lazarus's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lazarus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lazarus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lazarus's full recorded timeline at 1969, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 185 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lazarus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lazarus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,173 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Lazarus's strongest decade.
1,173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Lazarus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 97
1910s
97 births
- 1920s 84
1920s
84 births
- 1930s 45
1930s
45 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 157
1970s
157 births
- 1980s 251
1980s
251 births
- 1990s 362
1990s
362 births
- 2000s
2000s
710 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,173 births
- 2020s
2020s
926 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,173 births (29% of all-time use).
How Lazarus 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 Lazarus's total volume
Lazarus by state
Where Lazarus concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 482 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 357 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 154 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 125 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 67 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 52 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.1% |
482 of 4,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Lazarus appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lazarus's data
- Lazarus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,173 total births) through the 2020s (926) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lazaruss (482 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 Lazarus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Lazarus 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.