Luiz
Boy · loo-EES · Germanic
Luiz is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “famous in battle”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Luiz mean?
Germanic: Brazilian Portuguese form of Louis
“famous in battle”
The Brazilian spelling of Luis, the Portuguese form of Louis, from Germanic Chlodovech.
- Say it
- loo-EES
Is Luiz a girl's or a boy's name?
Luiz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Luiz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Luiz, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Luiz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were given Luiz or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #567, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Luis 61
- Luiss 4
- Luiz 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Luiz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Luiz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Luiz, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 112 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Luiz in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,503 boys in the US were given Luiz or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #162, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
- Luis 2,475
- Luiz 28
Luiz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,953 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 65 | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 66 | #2,087 |
| 2007 | 84 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 81 | #1,657 |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,760 |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,653 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,381 |
| 2001 | 112 | #1,201 |
| 2000 | 112 | #1,206 |
| 1999 | 108 | #1,187 |
| 1998 | 105 | #1,174 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,363 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,244 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,412 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,369 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,223 |
| 1992 | 91 | #1,154 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,308 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,183 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,266 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,335 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,438 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,613 |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,530 |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,561 |
| 1982 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1981 | 46 | #1,396 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,670 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,931 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,000 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,888 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,842 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,787 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,402 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,607 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,522 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,586 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
Names like Luiz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Cruz Perez Lucas Marco Omar Hugo Spencer Hector Miguel Cooper Ezra
Other spellings of Luiz
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles