Fun Facts About the Name Luiz
- More than 3 thousand babies named Luiz: U.S. records list 3,349 babies given the name Luiz from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Luiz Mean?
Luiz is a Portuguese form of the Germanic name that appears in English as Louis. It traces back to Frankish Hludwig, built from two elements: hlūt, meaning "famous" or "renowned," and wīg, meaning "battle" or "warrior." Taken literally, the compound means "famous in battle" and is usually given in short form as "famous warrior."
Luiz is not a separate coinage with its own root; it is one of the Portuguese spellings of that name, alongside Luís. Spanish has Luis, Italian Luigi, and German Ludwig. The core meaning stays the same across these forms, while each language adapted the sounds to its own patterns.
Luiz Name History & Origins
The Germanic name behind Luiz entered medieval Europe through the Franks. Its best-known early bearer was the Frankish king Chlodovech, known in Latin sources as Ludovicus and in French history as Clovis. From the Latin form came Old French Louis, a name carried by many French kings and by saints, which helped it spread through western Europe.
In the Iberian peninsula the name became Luís, and Portuguese developed the spelling Luiz as well. Older Portuguese writing often used Luiz, and that form remained common in Brazil long after Portuguese spelling reforms settled on Luís. Both spellings continue to be used in Portuguese-speaking countries, with Luiz especially familiar in Brazil.
The name belonged to Portuguese royalty, including King Luís I of Portugal in the nineteenth century, and to many other public figures in Portugal, Brazil, and other Portuguese-speaking places. It also appears in place names, such as the Brazilian city of São Luís, which was named in honor of a French king, Louis XIII.
How Popular is the Name Luiz?
Luiz has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #1,161 in 1992.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,911 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #5,156 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #3,678 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #3,583 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,961 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #4,959 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2019 | #4,187 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #5,687 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #3,047 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #3,140 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #2,890 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #3,429 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #2,981 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,036 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #2,654 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #2,496 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #2,112 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2008 | #2,103 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 2007 | #1,765 | 84 | 0.0040% |
| 2006 | #1,907 | 71 | 0.0035% |
| 2005 | #1,667 | 81 | 0.0041% |
| 2004 | #1,774 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2003 | #1,662 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 2002 | #1,393 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 2001 | #1,206 | 112 | 0.0058% |
| 2000 | #1,211 | 112 | 0.0057% |
| 1999 | #1,192 | 108 | 0.0056% |
| 1998 | #1,180 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 1997 | #1,373 | 81 | 0.0043% |
| 1996 | #1,253 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 1995 | #1,426 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 1994 | #1,377 | 72 | 0.0037% |
| 1993 | #1,234 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 1992 | #1,161 | 91 | 0.0046% |
| 1991 | #1,318 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 1990 | #1,194 | 84 | 0.0041% |
| 1989 | #1,240 | 76 | 0.0038% |
| 1988 | #1,277 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,355 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1986 | #1,448 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1985 | #1,632 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1984 | #1,545 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1983 | #1,581 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #1,758 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #1,407 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1980 | #1,714 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1979 | #2,024 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1978 | #2,172 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #1,694 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #1,968 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1975 | #2,040 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #2,091 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #1,856 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #2,127 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #1,763 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,915 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #2,269 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #1,764 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #2,305 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #1,937 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #2,229 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #2,498 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,621 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,156 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #3,261 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,997 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,292 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,329 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #2,584 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,691 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #3,333 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,353 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,121 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,979 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,701 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #3,192 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,932 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,788 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #2,492 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,728 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,757 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,781 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,810 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,051 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #2,497 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #2,893 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,765 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,287 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #2,714 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #2,157 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,587 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #3,061 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,288 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #2,688 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #4,159 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,077 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,734 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,155 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,383 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #3,614 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,337 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #4,167 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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