US rank #11242 Girls' name Peak 2004 428 births

Mariluz — #11242 US girls' name

428 babies named Mariluz in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s691980s751990s622000s812010s662020s48
#11242
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Mariluz was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mariluz in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mariluz

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Mariluz between 1965 and 2024, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mariluz currently holds the #11242 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mariluz performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mariluz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mariluz in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mariluz in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 428 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mariluz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

428

Since 1965

60 years of records

Peak year

2004

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,242

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1965

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mariluz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1965

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
16
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
05101520 202420172008200119931984197719681965 6

Mariluz by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
81 births that decade — 19% of Mariluz's all-time total
1960s271970s691980s751990s622000s812010s662020s48

Mariluz by state

Where Mariluz concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mariluz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 5.1%
#2 California
6 1.4%
#3 Florida
6 1.4%
New York share of Mariluz's total US births 5.1%
Even split

22 of 428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mariluz?
428 babies have been named Mariluz since 1965. It currently ranks #11242 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 16 births.
When was Mariluz most popular?
Mariluz was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Mariluz most popular?
The top states for the name Mariluz are New York (22 births), California (6 births), Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Mariluz been used?
Mariluz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 60 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mariluz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.