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Luz

Luz holds the #838 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 324 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1010 in 2020 to #838 today. Its strongest year on record was 1972 (#454 nationally, 411 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1886. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#416 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#838
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#454
in 1972 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
324
girls named Luz

Luz popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.017%0.026%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#454 in 1972
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1972

Where Luz is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: #902 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#902Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025IA—Illinois: #597 (16 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#597Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025PA—New Jersey: #535 (14 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#535Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025CT—California: #503 (66 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#503Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025DE—Arizona: #416 (16 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AZ#416New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025AR—Tennessee: #748 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#748North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: #773 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)SC#773District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025AL—Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luz in 2025HI—Texas: #539 (59 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#539Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#416), California (#503), New Jersey (#535)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Luz in the most recent year of SSA data.

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