Girls' name · peaked in 1999
Luz name popularity since 1925
27,977 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Luz (97.0% girls, 3.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Luz is about 38 years old in 2026. Luz peaked in 1999 as the #464 name for girls, and it ranked #839 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,977
- Named Luz, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #839
- for girls in 2025 (324 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.0% girls
- 27,144 girls · 833 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Luz made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Luz births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Luz both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1951 and 1956, Luz became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 16,500 baby girls to 1 in 8,690.
- Steepest fall: Between 2009 and 2014, its share of baby girls fell by 35%, from 1 in 4,830 to 1 in 7,410.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Luz's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Luz.
Decade by decade
Babies named Luz in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 374 | 64 | – |
| 1930s | 391 | 69 | #1,029 |
| 1940s | 536 | 77 | #1,225 |
| 1950s | 1,782 | 79 | #656 |
| 1960s | 3,404 | 89 | #541 |
| 1970s | 3,882 | 105 | #483 |
| 1980s | 3,460 | 125 | #587 |
| 1990s | 4,000 | 98 | #653 |
| 2000s | 4,641 | 81 | #603 |
| 2010s | 2,869 | 34 | #961 |
| 2020–25 | 1,805 | 12 | #839 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.1% of babies named Luz from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Luz is most popular
The index compares Luz's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Luz.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.68× | 870 |
| California | 2.63× | 6,988 |
| Texas | 2.55× | 5,013 |
| New York | 2.38× | 4,531 |
| New Jersey | 1.80× | 1,240 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Luz's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Luz.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Luz (1999).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data