How Many People Are Named Luz?
An estimated 24,558 people in the United States have the first name Luz. It is predominantly female (96.7%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Luz peaked in popularity in 1999 with 586 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Luz paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Luz is overwhelmingly female, 931 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
24,558
About 1 in 13,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
96.7% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1999
586 births
Total Registered
28,476
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luz
Luz is predominantly female (96.7%), though 931 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Luz as a male name
Ranked #11,773 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (19 births)
Luz as a female name
Ranked #750 in 2024
375 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (573 births)
Luz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luz span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,721 babies were registered. While Luz is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Luz by Decade
How has Luz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1890s | 47 | 0 | 47 | |
| 1900s | 111 | 16 | 95 | |
| 1910s | 328 | 38 | 290 | |
| 1920s | 762 | 108 | 654 | |
| 1930s | 460 | 69 | 391 | |
| 1940s | 613 | 77 | 536 | |
| 1950s | 1,861 | 79 | 1,782 | |
| 1960s | 3,493 | 89 | 3,404 | |
| 1970s | 3,987 | 105 | 3,882 | |
| 1980s | 3,585 | 125 | 3,460 | |
| 1990s | 4,098 | 98 | 4,000 | |
| 2000s | 4,721 | 81 | 4,640 | |
| 2010s | 2,902 | 34 | 2,868 | |
| 2020s | 1,490 | 12 | 1,478 | |
Luz by State
Birth registrations for Luz span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, Kansas, Idaho. On average, about 694 Luzs were registered per state.
Luz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Luz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luz?
We estimate approximately 24,558 people named Luz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Luz a common name?
Luz is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,476 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luz most popular?
Luz reached peak popularity in 1999, when 586 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luz is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luz a female name?
Luz is predominantly female. 96.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luz Smith, Luz Johnson, Luz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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