The baby name Luz is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /luθ/ (Castilian Spanish), /lus/ (Latin American Spanish), /luːz/ (English) — respelled: LOOZ.
Luz is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Luz is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /luθ/ (Castilian Spanish), /lus/ (Latin American Spanish), /luːz/ (English) — respelled: LOOZ.
Luz is Spanish in Origin.
Luz is a concise Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning “light,” from Latin lux, lucis. As the common word for light in these languages, it evokes clarity, guidance, and hope. There is also a Hebrew dimension: Luz appears in the Bible as a place later called Bethel, and in Hebrew it can mean “almond tree,” with Jewish lore referencing the resilient “luz” bone.
Predominantly feminine, Luz has been widespread across the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds, often in Marian compounds honoring Our Lady of Light (María de la Luz, Luz María, Maria da Luz). Iberian influence carried it to Latin America and the Philippines, and it appears in U.S. records via Hispanic communities. Related forms include Portuguese Luzia and Lúcia, Spanish Lucía, Italian/French Luce, English Lucy, plus Lucinda and Luciana; nicknames include Lucita, Lucha, and Luzma.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | Girls | 0 | #5 | 437 | 3,171 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #8 | 18,068 | 14,861 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #13 | 1,926 | 9,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #15 | 49,516 | 16,140 |
| CO | 0 | #26 | 3,504 | 7,768 | |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #31 | 8 | 884 |
| PR | 0 | #32 | 24 | 1,497 | |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #59 | 16,412 | 17,781 |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #67 | 2,531 | 9,488 |
| PE | 0 | #67 | 372 | 6,350 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| PA | 0 | #81 | 50 | 3,797 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #85 | 5,667 | 14,098 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| EC | 0 | #85 | 31 | 2,502 | |
| PH | 0 | #86 | 11 | 5,607 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #93 | 188 | 3,650 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1,055 | 11,342 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| MX | 0 | #106 | 550 | 8,339 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #108 | 7 | 5,459 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #113 | 1,661 | 8,289 |
| OM | 0 | #113 | 9 | 6,215 | |
| AR | 0 | #115 | 73 | 2,915 | |
| KW | 0 | #117 | 5 | 5,216 | |
| BO | 0 | #120 | 381 | 6,868 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| MU | 0 | #125 | 12 | 3,613 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #127 | 720 | 7,500 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #130 | 6 | 1,786 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #139 | 20 | 5,526 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #139 | 316 | 13,098 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| UY | 0 | #154 | 24 | 2,477 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #163 | 3,908 | 5,561 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #175 | 631 | 6,731 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #176 | 10 | 4,850 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| CL | 0 | #180 | 316 | 6,867 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #198 | 12 | 4,575 |
| GT | 0 | #202 | 115 | 5,948 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #209 | 3 | 3,402 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #214 | 38 | 7,056 |
| PT | 0 | #216 | 31 | 4,161 | |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| Spain | 0 | #222 | 291 | 2,326 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #225 | 21 | 6,592 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #232 | 313 | 7,952 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #241 | 6 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #255 | 62 | 15,378 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #274 | 9 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #277 | 9 | 2,795 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #283 | 69 | 8,539 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #330 | 188 | 19,177 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #332 | 65 | 15,987 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #334 | 16 | 8,829 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #352 | 9 | 5,969 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #372 | 34 | 3,185 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| NL | 0 | #381 | 11 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #405 | 9 | 5,922 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #412 | 142 | 20,968 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #416 | 52 | 7,628 |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #444 | 31 | 7,625 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #447 | 667 | 15,656 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #448 | 34 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #465 | 23 | 10,188 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #486 | 101 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #492 | 124 | 16,104 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #499 | 25 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #502 | 52 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #542 | 51 | 9,244 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #563 | 375 | 8,487 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #592 | 26 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 72 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #607 | 293 | 14,506 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #643 | 16 | 13,263 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #643 | 365 | 16,355 |
| IT | 0 | #644 | 71 | 4,183 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #646 | 292 | 25,931 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #713 | 26 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #719 | 33 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #744 | 947 | 9,415 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #785 | 54 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #842 | 100 | 12,708 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #860 | 96 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #871 | 60 | 5,610 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #949 | 11 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #966 | 29 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,088 | 24 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,108 | 21 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,132 | 10 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,145 | 32 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,447 | 25 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Luz is popular in 74 countries — most recent births per country:
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