How popular is the name Luz?

Luz ranks 754th among girls' names in US records, with 28,988 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,883.

Is Luz a unisex name?

No. Luz is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1999, when 614 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#754 of girl names

Pronounced L AH1 Z (ARPABET)

Luz is a girls' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 28,988 children — the 754th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1999, when 614 children were given it.

1999Girls: 614Boys: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Luz?: Luz ranks 754th among girls' names in US records, with 28,988 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,883.
Is Luz a unisex name?: No. Luz is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Luz most popular?: 1999, when 614 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.