Luiz

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Luiz is a Portuguese name and an alternative form of Luís. It is archaic in Portugal and common in Brazil.

From Wikipedia

Luiz first appears in the data in 1915 and has been recorded in 101 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 112 babies (rank #1,211 that year). In 2024 it was given to 19 boys (rank #5,156). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Luiz

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Luiz yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,321

Total babies (all years)

101

Years in the data

112

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Luiz

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaunion member · b. 1945
Luiz Gustavoassociation football player · b. 1987
Luiz Adrianoassociation football player · b. 1987
Luiz Gonzagarecording artist · b. 1912

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1915	5	#4,167
1917	5	#4,337
1919	7	#3,614
1920	8	#3,383
1921	6	#4,155
1922	7	#3,734
1923	6	#4,077
1924	6	#4,159
1925	11	#2,688
1926	8	#3,288
1927	9	#3,061
1928	11	#2,587
1929	14	#2,157
1930	10	#2,714
1931	7	#3,287
1932	9	#2,765
1933	8	#2,893
1934	10	#2,497
1936	7	#3,051
1937	8	#2,810
1939	5	#3,781
1940	5	#3,757
1944	5	#3,728
1946	10	#2,492
1947	9	#2,788
1948	8	#2,932
1949	7	#3,192
1950	9	#2,701
1951	8	#2,979
1952	14	#2,121
1953	12	#2,353
1954	7	#3,333
1955	10	#2,691
1956	11	#2,584
1957	5	#4,329
1958	5	#4,292
1960	9	#2,997
1961	8	#3,261
1962	15	#2,156
1963	11	#2,621
1964	12	#2,498
1965	14	#2,229
1966	17	#1,937
1967	13	#2,305
1968	21	#1,764
1969	15	#2,269
1970	22	#1,915
1971	26	#1,763
1972	19	#2,127
1973	24	#1,856
1974	21	#2,091
1975	23	#2,040
1976	25	#1,968
1977	32	#1,694
1978	22	#2,172
1979	26	#2,024
1980	34	#1,714
1981	46	#1,407
1982	33	#1,758
1983	38	#1,581
1984	40	#1,545
1985	39	#1,632
1986	48	#1,448
1987	55	#1,355
1988	65	#1,277
1989	76	#1,240
1990	84	#1,194
1991	73	#1,318
1992	91	#1,161
1993	85	#1,234
1994	72	#1,377
1995	70	#1,426
1996	89	#1,253
1997	81	#1,373
1998	105	#1,180
1999	108	#1,192
2000	112	#1,211
2001	112	#1,206
2002	95	#1,393
2003	75	#1,662
2004	71	#1,774
2005	81	#1,667
2006	71	#1,907
2007	84	#1,765
2008	66	#2,103
2009	65	#2,112
2010	50	#2,496
2011	46	#2,654
2012	38	#3,036
2013	38	#2,981
2014	32	#3,429
2015	41	#2,890
2016	37	#3,140
2017	39	#3,047
2018	16	#5,687
2019	25	#4,187
2020	19	#4,959
2021	27	#3,961
2022	32	#3,583
2023	31	#3,678
2024	19	#5,156