Lazarus

Meaning: God has helped
Origin: From Hebrew via Greek and Latin

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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#3,057 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lazaruses

Lazarus Chakwera — Malawi religious figure and politician
Lazarus Fuchs — German mathematician (1833–1902)
Lazarus You Heung-sik — Roman Catholic cardinal from South Korea
Lazarus Salii — President of Palau (1936–1988)
Lazarus Zographos — 9th-century Byzantine Christian saint (810–867) (c. 810–867)

In stories & tradition

Lazarus of Bethany — Gospel of John (Bible)
Lazarus Long — Methuselah's Children (book)
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.

Similar names: Montgomery · Lachlan · Scout · Lucius · Perseus · Linus

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