Lazar

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A few things about Lazar you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lazar

Lazar Marković

Serbian association football player

Choose Lazar and your child shares a first name with Lazar Marković, a Serbian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lazar, like who?” Lazar Marković's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 70,922 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lazar, 24 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lazar would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLazar first shows up in US birth records in 1931, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 94 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2012, when it reached #2,954.
• 🍂TrendLazar has slipped 438 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,249. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningLazar is a Slavic form of Lazarus, which means “God has helped”. Our records link it to Greek and Hungarian roots.
• 🌍OriginLazar is the #9 most popular Hungarian boy name in the US. That's out of 27 Hungarian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Lazar

Lazar is a boy name of Greek and Hungarian origin meaning “God has helped”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-zar”. US birth records list Lazar for boys from 1931 to 2025, in 54 of those 95 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #2,954 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,249, with 24 babies.

Origin:Greek namesHungarian names