Boys' name · since 1958
Lazer
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 841 babies named Lazer, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 841
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
841 babies have been named Lazer since 1958, making it today's #2777 boys' name.
Lazer has 841 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2777 as of the latest data, more common than 80% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #5,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,777 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 841 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lazer ranks #5,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,777 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 841 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 841
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lazer's 841 recorded births place it above 87.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Lazer compares
841 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Lazer's all-time total is 128% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lazer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 841 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lazer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lazer splits its recorded history at 2006: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lazer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Lazer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (317 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Lazer's strongest decade.
317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lazer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
317 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 317 births (38% of all-time use).
How Lazer 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 Lazer's total volume
Lazer by state
Where Lazer concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 593 | 70.5% |
593 of 841 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lazer's data
- Lazer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (317 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Lazers (593 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lazer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Lazer 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.