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Luz

Luz is a female given name: 93% of people named Luz are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 7%Female 93%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
7% male / 93% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Spain, Portugal
US births since 1880
912 male / 25,494 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Luz

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luz," in English, "Guten Tag Luz," in German. Luz is a female given name: about 93% of people named Luz are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Luz,

German

Guten Tag Luz,

French

Bonjour Luz,

Spanish

Estimado/a Luz:

Chinese

Luz您好：

Japanese

Luz様

English

Hi Luz,

German

Hi Luz,

French

Salut Luz,

Spanish

Hola Luz,

Chinese

Luz你好：

Japanese

Luzさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Luz by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name4%
Spainuncommonwoman's name25%
Portugaluncommonunisex name50%

United States birth data

912 male · 25,494 female · 26,406 births recorded

Male 3%Female 97%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Luz a male or female name?

Luz is a female given name: 93% of people named Luz are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Luz in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luz," in English, "Guten Tag Luz," in German. Luz is a female given name: about 93% of people named Luz are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Luz a unisex name?

Luz is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Luz are men. Luz leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Luz a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luz (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_luz,
  title  = {Is Luz a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luz},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}