Luz is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “light.” In 2024 it was given to 375 girls in the United States.
Luz belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “light” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Luz first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #454 in 1972, and in 2024 375 babies received the name — 27,545 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Luz means “light” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Luz is a girl name. In 2024, 375 babies received the name in the US.
Luz comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Luz first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #454 in 1972, and 375 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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