Lazer Boy
How popular is Lazer?
#2,764 boy name in 2025
46 baby boys were named Lazer in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
Lazer popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,764 for boys (▲ 151 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 46 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+59% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,683 in 2015, #2,979 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (55 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,440 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lazer counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lazer family of names ranked #1,660 for boys in 2025 (#1,670 the year before), with 78 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lazer | 46 | 59% |
| Lazar | 24 | 31% |
| Lazare | 8 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lazer is most popular
Babies named Lazer per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (120 boys)
Lazer by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,943 |
| 1970s | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 10 | #6,517 |
| 1990s | 71 | #4,868 |
| 2000s | 169 | #3,837 |
| 2010s | 317 | #2,765 |
| 2020s | 264 | #2,440 |
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Questions
- Is Lazer a boy or girl name?
- Lazer is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lazer were boys.
- How popular is the name Lazer?
- 46 baby boys were named Lazer in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
- When was Lazer most popular?
- Lazer peaked in 2023, when 55 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,440 in 2023.
- How many people are named Lazer?
- 841 babies have been named Lazer in the US since 1880. We estimate about 831 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Lazer most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lazer was most common in New York, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.