Lazar comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning God has helped, God is my helper.
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How popular is Lazar?
2012peak year
Today, Lazar is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4340), with only about 26 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2012, 39 babies were given the name (ranked #2987 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Lazar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 787 babies have been registered as Lazar since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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