How Many People Are Named Lazarus?
people named Lazarus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,614 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,043 babies named Lazarus in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
185 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of Λαζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of ELEAZAR used in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, who was restored to life by Jesus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Lazarus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lazarus alive today is about 18 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lazarus first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 185 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lazarus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,022, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #1,143.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,143 |
| Best rank | #1,022 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,446 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lazarus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lazarus were born in Texas than in any other state: about 478 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lazarus was given 2.8 times as often in Texas, 2 times in Colorado and 1.7 times in California.
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