Luzmaria
A Spanish feminine name meaning "light of Mary".
Name Census estimates that about 787 living Americans carry the first name Luzmaria. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Luzmaria today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luzmaria births was 2009 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luzmaria. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
787
~ 1 in 435,520 Americans
Peak year
2009
37 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,790
Tracked since 1965
Census
Luzmaria in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,300 people with the first name Luzmaria, which placed it at #5,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,260
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,300 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luzmaria
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luzmaria is Hispanic at 98.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Luzmaria described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Luzmaria at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.3% · 3,244
- White0.9% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 12
- Black or African American0.2% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 4
- Two or more races0.1% · 2
Popularity
Luzmaria: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luzmaria from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 253 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luzmaria by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Luzmaria during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luzmarias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Luzmaria, while New York, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 64 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Luzmaria
The name Luzmaria is a combination of two Spanish words: "luz" meaning light, and "maria" which is the Spanish form of the name Mary. The name likely originated in Spain or Spanish-speaking regions, possibly during the Renaissance period when combining multiple names or words into one name became a popular trend among the nobility and upper classes.
The first part of the name, "luz", is derived from the Latin word "lux", which means light or illumination. This word has its roots in various ancient Indo-European languages and was widely used in ancient Roman culture and literature. The second part, "Maria", has its origins in the Hebrew name Miryam, which is believed to mean "bitter" or "beloved". This name gained widespread popularity after the birth of Jesus Christ, whose mother was named Mary.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Luzmaria can be found in Spanish historical records from the 16th century. During this time, it was not uncommon for Spanish families to give their children names that combined religious elements with more poetic or symbolic elements, reflecting the cultural and spiritual values of the era.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Luzmaria. One such person was Luzmaria Jiménez (1901-1965), a Mexican painter and printmaker known for her contributions to the Mexican Muralist movement. Another was Luzmaria Solano (1935-2022), a Venezuelan writer and poet who was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1988.
In the realm of literature, Luzmaria was the name of a character in the novel "La Familia de Pascual Duarte" by Camilo José Cela, a Spanish writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. The novel, published in 1942, is considered a classic of Spanish literature and explores themes of violence, poverty, and moral decay in rural Spain.
Another notable figure was Luzmaria Jiménez Caballero (1925-2020), a Spanish singer and actress who achieved great popularity in the mid-20th century. She was known for her performances in various zarzuelas (Spanish operettas) and appeared in several films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Finally, Luzmaria Sánchez (1918-2002) was a Colombian poet and academic who played a significant role in the development of modern Colombian poetry. Her works explored themes of love, nature, and the human condition, and she received numerous awards and honors throughout her career.
People
Luzmaria + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luzmaria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luzmaria: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luzmaria?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 787 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luzmaria going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 435,520 US residents.
Is Luzmaria a common name?
We classify Luzmaria as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 808 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luzmaria most popular?
The single biggest year for Luzmaria was 2009, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luzmaria is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luzmaria in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,300 people with the name Luzmaria, or 1.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Luzmaria in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Luzmaria?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luzmaria appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,290 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Luzmaria?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luzmaria is Hispanic at 98.3%. The next largest groups are White (0.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Luzmaria most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Luzmaria in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.3% (3,244 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Luzmaria in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luzmaria a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luzmaria in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Luzmaria still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luzmaria in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Luzmaria can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Luzmaria?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Luzmaria at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.