Luz
#838 for girls in 2025, 324 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
Given to girls 96.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 411 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 27,874since 1886
Luz over time
Rank among girls' names. Luz has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #838 | 324 | — | |
| 2024 | #747 | 377 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #844 | 321 | — | |
| 2022 | #940 | 288 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,035 | 245 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,010 | 250 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #897 | 297 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #1,003 | 260 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,020 | 254 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #999 | 264 | — | |
| 2015 | #958 | 283 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #1,067 | 241 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #892 | 288 | — | |
| 2012 | #865 | 307 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #868 | 301 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #746 | 374 | — | |
| 2009 | #747 | 380 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #732 | 407 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #604 | 498 | — | |
| 2006 | #588 | 496 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #603 | 472 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #600 | 467 | #5,246 | 15 |
| 2003 | #578 | 478 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #591 | 437 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #518 | 517 | #5,667 | 12 |
| 2000 | #533 | 489 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #463 | 573 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #500 | 510 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #508 | 479 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #678 | 322 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #653 | 329 | — | |
| 1994 | #645 | 336 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #632 | 355 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #628 | 360 | #4,564 | 12 |
| 1991 | #624 | 362 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #604 | 374 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #625 | 338 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #638 | 310 | #3,705 | 13 |
| 1987 | #573 | 346 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #600 | 322 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #586 | 333 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #582 | 314 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #536 | 350 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #525 | 373 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #534 | 352 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #490 | 422 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #456 | 447 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #520 | 357 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #510 | 364 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #488 | 375 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #482 | 381 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #475 | 375 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #501 | 344 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #454 | 411 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #479 | 402 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #476 | 426 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #460 | 442 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #467 | 421 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #509 | 348 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #482 | 372 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #541 | 307 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #531 | 343 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #541 | 321 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #588 | 284 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #602 | 280 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #585 | 286 | — | |
| 1959 | #631 | 249 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #625 | 246 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #670 | 215 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #630 | 231 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #656 | 204 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #692 | 183 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #736 | 153 | — | |
| 1952 | #906 | 104 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #857 | 109 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #959 | 88 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #1,023 | 76 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #950 | 84 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #1,059 | 70 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #1,121 | 57 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #1,213 | 43 | #2,393 | 9 |
| 1944 | #1,079 | 52 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #1,327 | 31 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,288 | 32 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #1,282 | 32 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #1,549 | 23 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #1,018 | 46 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #1,236 | 33 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #1,085 | 41 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #1,015 | 48 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #814 | 75 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #724 | 95 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #786 | 85 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #971 | 59 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #960 | 60 | #2,435 | 12 |
| 1924 | #920 | 68 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #1,111 | 47 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #962 | 60 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #1,057 | 51 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,005 | 54 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #1,133 | 42 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #1,255 | 36 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #1,307 | 31 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #1,357 | 29 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 | — | |
| 1913 | #925 | 33 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,003 | 26 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,071 | 17 | — | |
| 1910 | #997 | 19 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #943 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Luz! It came in at #1,108, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Luz is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#381 · 1 in 1,354
- California#441 · 1 in 2,298
- Arizona#446 · 1 in 1,972
- Washington#479 · 1 in 2,091
- Texas#489 · 1 in 2,488
Best ever in a state: #65 in Arizona, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #381 | 5 | 1 in 1,354 |
| California | #441 | 95 | 1 in 2,298 |
| Arizona | #446 | 17 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Washington | #479 | 15 | 1 in 2,091 |
| Texas | #489 | 67 | 1 in 2,488 |
| Oregon | #519 | 7 | 1 in 2,234 |
| New Jersey | #566 | 13 | 1 in 2,948 |
| Colorado | #569 | 9 | 1 in 2,649 |
| Georgia | #615 | 17 | 1 in 2,984 |
| Tennessee | #659 | 9 | 1 in 3,391 |
| New York | #749 | 23 | 1 in 4,121 |
| Florida | #797 | 18 | 1 in 4,574 |
| North Carolina | #834 | 10 | 1 in 4,642 |
| Pennsylvania | #907 | 9 | 1 in 6,070 |
| Illinois | #1,038 | 10 | 1 in 6,324 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luz
- 91 spots since 2024 (#747 → #838)
- 172 spots since 2020 (#1,010 → #838)
- 120 spots since 2015 (#958 → #838)
- Biggest jump: 766 spots in 1910 (#1,763 → #997)
- Biggest drop: 602 spots in 1908 (#945 → #1,547)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1972 at #454 (411 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1950–2013
- Highest: 1 in 3,096 girls born in 1999 were named Luz (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,961 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #454 in 1972, was only 1 in 3,701 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 16.6% of all girls named Luz (4,641) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #860 (1887) | #1,081 |
| 1890s | 47 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,406 |
| 1900s | 95 | #945 (1907) | #1,320 |
| 1910s | 290 | #925 (1913) | #1,151 |
| 1920s | 654 | #724 (1928) | #931 |
| 1930s | 391 | #894 (1930) | #1,182 |
| 1940s | 536 | #950 (1948) | #1,156 |
| 1950s | 1,782 | #625 (1958) | #736 |
| 1960s | 3,404 | #460 (1969) | #531 |
| 1970s | 3,882 | #454 (1972) | #484 |
| 1980s | 3,460 | #490 (1980) | #569 |
| 1990s | 4,000 | #463 (1999) | #594 |
| 2000s | 4,641 | #518 (2001) | #609 |
| 2010s | 2,869 | #746 (2010) | #932 |
| 2020s | 1,805 | #747 (2024) | #902 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Luz in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 4,835 of them was named Luz, which outranked 96.3% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 283,368 of them was named Luz, which outranked 32.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,985Zyheem8
- #8,985Zyir8
- #8,985Zykel8
- #9,864Luz7
- #9,864Aaran7
- #9,864Aarian7
- #9,864Aarit7
- #10,994Aaban6
- #10,994Aareon6
- #10,994Aasir6
Tied with 1,129 names at #9,864; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.