US rank #3105 Boys' name Peak 2023 791 births

Lazer — #3105 US boys' name

791 babies named Lazer in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s51980s101990s712000s1692010s3172020s214
#3105
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lazer was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

55 babies were named Lazer in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lazer

The Social Security Administration has registered 791 babies named Lazer between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lazer currently holds the #3105 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lazer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 317 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lazer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 549 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lazer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lazer 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 791 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.

Lazer at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

791

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2023

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,105

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lazer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
55
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Lazer by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
317 births that decade — 40% of Lazer's all-time total
1950s51970s51980s101990s712000s1692010s3172020s214

Lazer by state

Where Lazer concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lazer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
549 69.4%
New York share of Lazer's total US births 69.4%

549 of 791 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lazer?
791 babies have been named Lazer since 1958. It currently ranks #3105 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 55 births.
When was Lazer most popular?
Lazer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 317 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Lazer most popular?
The top states for the name Lazer are New York (549 births).
How long has the name Lazer been used?
Lazer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lazer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lazaro, Lazarus, 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, 1958–2024 (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.