The first name Luz
A girl’s name from Spanish.
1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
A female given name from Spanish.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Luz, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 5 births (#4,063).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Luz with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Luz at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 324 girls born in the United States were named Luz, the 839th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1999, when 573 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Luz
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Luz Marina ZuluagaColombian beauty queen (1938–2015)
- Luz RivasAmerican politician, born 1974
- Luz CipriotaArgentinian actor, born 1985
- Luz del FuegoFeminist, naturist, ballerina, striptease artist (1917–1967)
More Spanish girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Luz?
- Luz comes from Spanish.
- How popular is the name Luz?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Luz, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2017, with 5 births.
- Is Luz a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 97% of the 28,805 US babies named Luz since 1880 were girls.
- When was Luz most popular?
- 1999 in the United States, when 573 babies were named Luz, its highest rank at 464th.
- Is Luz also a surname?
- Yes. Luz is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.