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Luz

Girl's name · #839 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Luz reached #454 in 1972 and has eased to #839 since. About 28,000 girls have carried it since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#19 in Argentina (2025, through 1 Dec 2025) · #127 in Ecuador (2025) · #695 in Belgium (2025) · #934 in France (2025) · #1,112 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #16,084 in Italy (2024) · #137 in Puerto Rico (2024) · #2,967 in Austria (2022) · #2,144 in Sweden (2021) · #879 in Netherlands (2018) and 1 more.

Famous Luzes

• Luz Casal — Spanish singer (born 1958)
• Luz Marina Zuluaga — Colombian beauty pageant titleholder (1938–2015)
• Luz Rivas — American politician (born 1974)
• Luz María Aguilar — Mexican actress (born 1935)
• Luz Elena González — Mexican actress and model (born 1974)

In stories & tradition

• Luz Noceda — Fictional character from The Owl House

What Luzes become

Among 315 notable people named Luz:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luz Oliveros-Belardo, Filipina pharmaceutical chemist (1906–1999).

Similar names: Silvia · Lua · Araceli · Beatriz · Lucero · Venus

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