Lazarus is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “God has helped.” In 2024 it was given to 143 boys in the United States.
Lazarus belongs to the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “God has helped” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lazarus first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1023 in 1882, and in 2024 143 babies received the name — 3,854 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lazarus means “God has helped” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lazarus is a boy name. In 2024, 143 babies received the name in the US.
Lazarus comes from the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition.
Lazarus first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #1023 in 1882, and 143 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lazarus is pronounced /ˈlæzəɹəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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