Is Luz a boy or girl name?
Luz is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 375 girls and 6 boys were named Luz, so 98.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.7% of the 28,476 US babies named Luz were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,773
- Girl rank, 2024
- #750
- Babies named Luz since 1886
- 28,476
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 586 babies
Boys and girls named Luz, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1900s | 16 | 95 | 85.6% |
| 1910s | 38 | 290 | 88.4% |
| 1920s | 108 | 654 | 85.8% |
| 1930s | 69 | 391 | 85% |
| 1940s | 77 | 536 | 87.4% |
| 1950s | 79 | 1,782 | 95.8% |
| 1960s | 89 | 3,404 | 97.5% |
| 1970s | 105 | 3,882 | 97.4% |
| 1980s | 125 | 3,460 | 96.5% |
| 1990s | 98 | 4,000 | 97.6% |
| 2000s | 81 | 4,640 | 98.3% |
| 2010s | 34 | 2,868 | 98.8% |
| 2020s | 12 | 1,478 | 99.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,773 | 375 | #750 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 321 | #843 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 287 | #945 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 245 | #1,035 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,441 | 250 | #1,010 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,355 | 297 | #898 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 260 | #1,004 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,632 | 253 | #1,026 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 264 | #1,002 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,570 | 283 | #961 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,598 | 241 | #1,067 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 288 | #893 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,705 | 307 | #867 |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,567 | 301 | #870 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 374 | #746 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,574 | 380 | #747 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,000 | 407 | #734 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 497 | #604 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,478 | 496 | #588 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,742 | 472 | #603 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,401 | 467 | #601 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,327 | 478 | #578 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,028 | 437 | #591 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,893 | 517 | #518 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,644 | 489 | #533 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,219 | 573 | #464 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,343 | 510 | #502 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,199 | 479 | #509 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,943 | 322 | #680 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 329 | #653 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,700 | 336 | #645 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,236 | 355 | #632 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,755 | 360 | #630 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,382 | 361 | #625 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,109 | 375 | #604 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,936 | 338 | #626 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,818 | 310 | #640 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,656 | 346 | #574 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,148 | 322 | #600 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,717 | 333 | #587 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,835 | 314 | #583 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,346 | 350 | #536 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,219 | 373 | #525 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,339 | 352 | #535 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,189 | 422 | #492 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,974 | 447 | #456 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,873 | 357 | #520 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,924 | 364 | #510 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,889 | 375 | #488 |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,012 | 381 | #483 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,066 | 375 | #475 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,808 | 344 | #502 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,825 | 411 | #454 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,553 | 402 | #480 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,429 | 426 | #476 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,982 | 442 | #460 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,013 | 421 | #468 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,141 | 348 | #509 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,900 | 372 | #484 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,562 | 307 | #541 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,978 | 343 | #531 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,792 | 321 | #542 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,195 | 284 | #588 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,197 | 280 | #603 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 286 | #586 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,753 | 249 | #632 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,180 | 246 | #625 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,816 | 215 | #671 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,446 | 231 | #631 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,735 | 204 | #656 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,872 | 183 | #693 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 153 | #738 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,070 | 104 | #910 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,108 | 109 | #860 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,702 | 88 | #965 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,295 | 76 | #1,028 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,716 | 84 | #953 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,011 | 70 | #1,064 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,494 | 57 | #1,126 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,511 | 43 | #1,225 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,321 | 52 | #1,084 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,426 | 51 | #1,137 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,847 | 30 | #1,518 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,403 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,602 | 42 | #1,127 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,336 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,836 | 32 | #1,302 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,374 | 32 | #1,295 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,053 | 23 | #1,574 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,493 | 46 | #1,029 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,869 | 33 | #1,251 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,472 | 41 | #1,094 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,003 | 48 | #1,024 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,003 | 40 | #1,140 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,549 | 65 | #905 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,802 | 75 | #819 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,588 | 95 | #726 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,093 | 85 | #790 |
| 1926 | 19 | #1,827 | 59 | #977 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,534 | 60 | #966 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,943 | 68 | #924 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,078 | 47 | #1,122 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,735 | 60 | #964 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,731 | 51 | #1,067 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,883 | 54 | #1,009 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,604 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,996 | 36 | #1,269 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,868 | 31 | #1,323 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,371 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,169 | 31 | #1,276 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,215 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 33 | #937 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,167 | 26 | #1,021 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,094 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,018 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,887 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,519 | 8 | #1,627 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #972 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,078 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,350 | 12 | #1,139 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,585 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,395 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,279 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,013 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,669 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,341 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,851 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,698 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,507 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,522 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,134 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,573 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,446 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,399 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #910 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,209 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Luz reached #1,013 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #454 in 1972. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Luz
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.