Lazar

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has helped; form of Lazarus.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Lazar by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Lazar. In the US, 25 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 38 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Lazarus

Like Lazar, each of these traces back to Lazarus: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Lazariagod has helped; feminine form of Lazarus11 in the US (2017)
  • Lazariahgod has helped; a form of Lazarus7 in the US (2017)
  • Laziahgod has helped; variant of Lazarus3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lazar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lamarfamous land; from Old German elements282 in the US (2017)
  • Lazarogod has helped; spanish form of Lazarus102 in the US (2017)
  • Lazer5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lavar10 in the US (2017)
  • Lazarusgod has helped; the one whom god helps151 in the US (2017)
  • Lamirshining; brilliant20 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean God

Like Lazar, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh13,294 in the US (2017)
  • Michaelwho is like God?12,612 in the US (2017)
  • DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
  • Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
  • SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)
  • JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lazar

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