# Luiz (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/luiz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,349 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,349 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 71, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 46 | 2,654 |
| 2012 | 38 | 3,038 |
| 2013 | 38 | 2,981 |
| 2014 | 32 | 3,429 |
| 2015 | 41 | 2,891 |
| 2016 | 37 | 3,141 |
| 2017 | 39 | 3,047 |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,687 |
| 2019 | 25 | 4,187 |
| 2020 | 19 | 4,964 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3,965 |
| 2022 | 32 | 3,585 |
| 2023 | 31 | 3,681 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5,183 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3,911 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | 2,754 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3,589 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,001 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2,546 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Luiz

- David Luiz, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Gustavo, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Adriano, Brazilian association footballer
- Douglas Luiz, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Henrique, Brazilian footballer (born 2001)
- Luiz Gonzaga, Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, singer, performing artist (1912–1989)
- Alberto Luiz de Souza, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Diallisson de Souza Alves, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Marcelo Morais dos Reis, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Razia, Brazilian racing driver
- Everton Luiz, Brazilian association football player
- Luizinho Vieira, Brazilian association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.