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Lazarus
Pronounced /ˈlæzəɹəs/
Rank in 2024
#1,337
Born in 2024
143
Peak year
2021 · #1159
Origin
Hebrew
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 143 boys were named Lazarus, about 1 in every 11,995.
- It peaked in 2021 with 172 babies, ranked #1159.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 3,854 boys have been named Lazarus since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lazarus per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 175 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 88 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 138 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 209 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 451 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,091 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,670 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈlæzəɹəs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lazarus, CC BY-SA 4.0.