Luz
Meaning
“Spanish for 'light', from the title Maria de la Luz”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Luz peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
4,431 people · the #2,984 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 45,455 · median age 33
Among people named Luz living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 533 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Luz
People given the name Luz in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Luz deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Luz truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Luz fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Luz travels
Filipino American · A documented choice in Filipino American families.
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