Feminine dossier · first seen 1886

Luz

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Luz
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

573

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1886Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

34.6%

2024

375

All-time

27,545

Luz has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 573 girls were named Luz.

In 2024, only 375 girls were given the name.

Down 34.6% from its peak.

All told, about 27,545 Americans have been named Luz and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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