Lazaro
Lázaro is a Spanish or Portuguese-based given name or surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Lazaro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lázaro is a Spanish or Portuguese-based given name or surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Lazaro
American parents first put Lazaro on the record books as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 143 Lazaros were born — ranking #1,102 that year. As of 2026, Lazaro ranks #1,596 for baby boys with 108 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lazaro
Lazaro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Lazaro's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #803. Use the chart and map above to compare Lazaro's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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