Luz
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning light.
Babies a year
259
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#839
down from #750
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
How Luz has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #960 |
| 2019 | #898 |
| 2022 | #943 |
| 2023 | #843 |
| 2024 | #750 |
| 2025 | #839 |
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Luz. In the US, 259 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 573 in 1999.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Luz was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex.
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