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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

See where Luz is more common.

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

Around the world

See how Luz ranks in other countries and regions.

#19 in Argentina (2025) · #127 in Ecuador (2025) · #712 in Belgium (2025) · #934 in France (2025) · #1,112 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,373 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luzes

• Luz Casal — Spanish singer
• Luz Marina Zuluaga — Colombian beauty queen (1938–2015)
• Luz Elena González — Mexican actress
• Luz Machado — Venezuelan writer
• Luz María Aguilar — Mexican actor (born 1935)

In stories & tradition

• Luz Noceda — The Owl House (TV series)

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.

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

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