The baby name Lapis is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlæpɪs/ (LAP-iss); sometimes /ˈleɪpɪs/ (LAY-pis).
Lapis is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Lapis is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlæpɪs/ (LAP-iss); sometimes /ˈleɪpɪs/ (LAY-pis).
Lapis is Latin in Origin.
Lapis is a Latin-derived word name meaning "stone," familiar through the gemstone lapis lazuli. The compound comes from Medieval Latin lapis lazuli, “stone of azure,” with lazuli from Arabic lazaward and Persian lajvard denoting the blue mineral. Across Egypt and Mesopotamia the stone symbolized royalty, the heavens, and truth, associations carried by the name.
As a given name, Lapis saw little traditional use; it is a contemporary unisex choice in English and other languages, aligning with the rise of nature and color names. Variants and related forms include Lazuli, Lapis-Lazuli, creative spellings Lapiz and Lapys, and the nickname Lapi. Parents may read its meaning as "blue stone," evoking wisdom, protection, and artistic prestige from the ultramarine pigment once made from lapis lazuli.
Lapis is far from common. We count 78 recorded uses of it across 35 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,434 | 13 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Lapis is popular in 35 countries — most recent births per country:
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