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Lazar
OriginRussian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian variation of Lazarus, Latin from Greek
Meaning"God is my helper"
US Rank#4329
2025 SSA
About Lazar
With Lazarus heating up, this slimmer Eastern European form will likely see an uptick in use.
Pronounced LAH-zar.
As of October 2026, Lazar ranked #4329 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2987 in 2012.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,205 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #4,361 | 23 | 12 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,188 | 25 | 13.5 |
| 2018 | #3,667 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #3,310 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #3,875 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2021 | #3,784 | 29 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | #4,240 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #4,826 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | #3,734 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | #4,329 | 24 | 14.1 |
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Lazar on lists
Famous Lazars
- Lazar Hrebeljanović
Prince of Serbia
- Lazar the Serb
Orthodox monk and horologist
- Lazar Marković
Serbian footballer
- Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich
Ukrainian Soviet politician
- Lazar "El" Lissitzky
Russian artist
Lazar in pop culture
- Lazar Wolf
character from "Fiddler on the Roof"
- Lazar Abramowitz aka Gyp the Blood
character in "Dreamland" by Kevin Baker
- Lana Arwen Lazar
a female character in Michael Grant's "Gone" series
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