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

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Peak · girls
1972 · 411 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
27,874
since 1886

Luz over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Luz has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #454, 1972girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#838324—
2024#747377#10,9386
2023#844321—
2022#940288—
2021#1,035245—
2020#1,010250#10,6056
2019#897297#12,1455
2018#1,003260—
2017#1,020254#10,7756
2016#999264—
2015#958283#10,6446
2014#1,067241#10,7176
2013#892288—
2012#865307#10,7706
2011#868301#12,2875
2010#746374—
2009#747380#9,8647
2008#732407#11,0376
2007#604498—
2006#588496#7,9989
2005#603472#9,1157
2004#600467#5,24615
2003#578478#7,8318
2002#591437#8,4567
2001#518517#5,66712
2000#533489#6,31610
1999#463573#5,03513
1998#500510#5,15912
1997#508479#9,2655
1996#678322#9,0155
1995#653329—
1994#645336#4,53713
1993#632355#5,00211
1992#628360#4,56412
1991#624362#4,23113
1990#604374#3,97114
1989#625338#3,80914
1988#638310#3,70513
1987#573346#3,52113
1986#600322#4,8538
1985#586333#3,59912
1984#582314#3,70111
1983#536350#3,23013
1982#525373#3,10814
1981#534352#3,22113
1980#490422#3,09814
1979#456447#3,81010
1978#520357#2,79915
1977#510364#4,5827
1976#488375#3,7249
1975#482381#2,90213
1974#475375#2,94612
1973#501344#2,71613
1972#454411#3,6228
1971#479402#3,3709
1970#476426#3,2829
1969#460442#2,86110
1968#467421#2,9079
1967#509348#2,9858
1966#482372#2,7849
1965#541307#2,47611
1964#531343#2,8549
1963#541321#2,67310
1962#588284#3,0418
1961#602280#2,14815
1960#585286—
1959#631249#2,66310
1958#625246#3,0338
1957#670215#3,5526
1956#630231#2,36112
1955#656204#3,5056
1954#692183#2,7439
1953#736153—
1952#906104#3,7345
1951#857109#2,05514
1950#95988#2,5809
1949#1,02376#2,22512
1948#95084#2,6089
1947#1,05970#2,8628
1946#1,12157#2,40310
1945#1,21343#2,3939
1944#1,07952#3,1096
1943#1,12451#3,2316
1942#1,49730#2,7128
1941#1,38431—
1940#1,11442#2,4789
1939#1,32731—
1938#1,28832#3,5345
1937#1,28232#3,1756
1936#1,54923#2,8547
1935#1,01846#3,2526
1934#1,23633#2,7428
1933#1,08541#2,36810
1932#1,01548#2,8498
1931#1,12740#2,8648
1930#89465#2,44411
1929#81475#3,5596
1928#72495#2,52211
1927#78685#2,03416
1926#97159#1,78719
1925#96060#2,43512
1924#92068#2,82210
1923#1,11147#3,8226
1922#96260#3,5327
1921#1,05751#2,63211
1920#1,00554#2,76510
1919#1,13342#2,51111
1918#1,25536#3,7286
1917#1,30731#2,7329
1916#1,35729—
1915#1,25831#3,8255
1914#1,19926—
1913#92533—
1912#1,00326#2,0457
1911#1,07117—
1910#99719—
1909#1,7637—
1908#1,5478#1,3735
1907#94516—
1906#1,04313—
1905#1,09312#1,2335
1904#1,4867—
1903#1,3188—
1902#1,2199—
1901#1,2278#9436
1900#1,5617—
1899#1,2787—
1898#1,7005—
1897#1,5555—
1896#1,4166—
1895#1,4266—
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First appearance
1886

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 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMNIllinois: #722 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,902 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMINew York: #1,071 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,523 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #616 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #601 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 3,312 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedNEMissouri: #741 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedDEArizona: #408 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #711 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,784 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #662 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedALGeorgia: #962 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,410 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luz, so not publishedHITexas: #580 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,977 girlsTXFlorida: #989 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,141 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#408 · 1 in 1,818
  2. Texas#580 · 1 in 2,977
  3. California#601 · 1 in 3,312
  4. New Jersey#616 · 1 in 3,097
  5. Oklahoma#662 · 1 in 2,806

Best ever in a state: #65 in Arizona, 1913.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#408171 in 1,818
Texas#580571 in 2,977
California#601621 in 3,312
New Jersey#616121 in 3,097
Oklahoma#66261 in 2,806
North Carolina#711121 in 3,784
Illinois#722151 in 3,902
Missouri#74171 in 3,885
Georgia#96291 in 5,410
Florida#989141 in 6,141
New York#1,071141 in 6,523
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
86 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1972 at #454 (411 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1950–2013
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,096
  • 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
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 16.6% of all girls named Luz (4,641) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#860 (1887)#1,081
1890s47#1,091 (1893)#1,406
1900s95#945 (1907)#1,320
1910s290#925 (1913)#1,151
1920s654#724 (1928)#931
1930s391#894 (1930)#1,182
1940s536#950 (1948)#1,156
1950s1,782#625 (1958)#736
1960s3,404#460 (1969)#531
1970s3,882#454 (1972)#484
1980s3,460#490 (1980)#569
1990s4,000#463 (1999)#594
2000s4,641#518 (2001)#609
2010s2,869#746 (2010)#932
2020s1,805#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 2015

girls
#958
283 births · 1 in 6,308 girls
boys
#10,644
6 births · 1 in 319,457 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #958Luz283

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #10,644Luz6
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,308 of them was named Luz, which outranked 95.0% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luz
  1. #955Harmoni284
  2. #955Lilia284
  3. #955Lilyanna284
  4. #958Luz283
  5. #958Elora283
  6. #958Ingrid283
  7. #958Kimora283
  8. #962America282
  9. #962Ellis282
  10. #964Aislinn281

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 319,457 of them was named Luz, which outranked 24.3% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luz
  1. #9,568Zymarion7
  2. #9,568Zyrion7
  3. #9,568Zyvon7
  4. #10,644Luz6
  5. #10,644Aadithya6
  6. #10,644Aadiv6
  7. #10,644Aahir6
  8. #12,086Aadhavan5
  9. #12,086Aadin5
  10. #12,086Aagam5

Tied with 1,441 names at #10,644; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →