Lazarus

Meaning: God has helped
Origin: Hebrew — Greek form of Eleazar

Boy's name · #1143 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Lazarus is climbing: on the charts since 1882, it is ranked #1143 in 2025, with about 190 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,269 in Canada (2025) · #2,748 in Austria (2025) · #4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #472 in New Zealand (2024) · #2,050 in Sweden (2018).

Famous Lazaruses

Lazarus Chakwera — President of Malawi from 2020 to 2025 (born 1955)
Lazarus Lake — US endurance race designer
Lazarus You Heung-sik — South Korean Catholic cardinal (born 1951)
Lazarus Straus — German-American entrepreneur (1809–1898)
Lazarus Fuchs — German mathematician (1833–1902)

In stories & tradition

Lazarus of Bethany — Person resurrected by Jesus in the Gospel of John
Lazarus Long — Fictional character in novels by Robert A. Heinlein
Lazarus the Beggar^it — Gospel of Luke (Bible)

What Lazaruses become

Among 101 notable people named Lazarus:

Business leaders appear 4.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lazarus Straus, German-American entrepreneur (1809–1898).

Similar names: Montgomery · Lachlan · Scout · Lucius · Justus · Zacchaeus

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