Is Lazar a boy or girl name?

Lazar is a boy’s name. Of the 811 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lazar

Recorded 1931–2025 · United States

Lazar was most popular in 2012, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,684 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 811 people named Lazar.

Lazar over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lazar’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lazar a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lazar is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 811 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lazar

Where Lazar is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org