Lazarus
Lazarus is a given name and surname. The English form is from Late Latin Lazarus, which is from the Koine Greek name Lā́zāros (Λᾱ́ζᾱρος), derived from the Hebrew name Eleazar meaning "God has helped".
Meaning & Origin of Lazarus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lazarus is a given name and surname. The English form is from Late Latin Lazarus, which is from the Koine Greek name Lā́zāros (Λᾱ́ζᾱρος), derived from the Hebrew name Eleazar meaning "God has helped".
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The Story of Lazarus
Lazarus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 172 Lazaruss were born — ranking #1,158 that year. As of 2026, Lazarus ranks #1,382 for baby boys with 137 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 4K Lazaruss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lazarus
Lazarus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Lazarus's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #943. Use the chart and map above to compare Lazarus'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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