Name meaning & stats
Lazar
Lazar. 806 US babies since 1940, peak 2012. Notable Lazars are 2.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2012
806 US babies were named Lazar between 1940 and 2025.
Lazar around the world
- Sweden: 91 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 784 in 2022
- France: 460 babies since 1900, peak 2023, No. 1,665 in 2025
- England & Wales: 86 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 2,659 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Lazars end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.3× | High · 26 people |
| Basketball player | 2.5× | Medium · 14 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | Low · 3 people |
| Politician | 0.6× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Lazars show up 2.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 2 Lazers spell it Lazar
- Lazer 51%
- Lazar 49%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2012)