Lazar
Just 77 men in Poland carry it, few enough that most Poles have never met one. The name comes from Hebrew and means "god has helped".
Lazar Pronunciation
Lazar is pronounced LAH-zahr (/ˈlazar/).
What Lazar means
Where Lazar comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Lazar begins in Hebrew, in the older name Eleazar. El'azar means "God has helped." Greek and Latin speakers reshaped Eleazar into Lazarus, and Slavic speech clipped it down to the short Lazar we read today.
The name owes much to one man. In the Gospel of John, Lazarus of Bethany dies and is raised after four days in the tomb. That rescue gave Lazar its long link with help arriving late but arriving still. From the same Lazarus comes the word "lazaret", once a hospital for plague and quarantine.
On a Polish class register, Lazar sits rare among the Piotrs and Jakubs. A teacher may pause before reading it. The pause is short. Underneath the odd sound lies a plain sentence in Hebrew: God has helped.
How many people are named Lazar
1 in 277223 men in Poland is named Lazar. 77 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4066 among male names.
Lazar's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Lazar as a middle name
Lazar is a first name for 77 men in Poland and a middle name for another 8, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 3605th, between Laurenţiu (8) and Leland (8).
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#3603 Lasse8
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#3604 Laurenţiu8
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#3605 Lazar8
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#3606 Leland8
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#3607 Lincoln8