Paz
Feminine · “Spanish "peace”
Paz is given to both — 646 girls and 201 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Paz means peace, and it is one syllable of pure devotional Spanish. Like Cruz, Luz and Consuelo, it began as the tail of a Marian title — María de la Paz, Our Lady of Peace — and became a name in its own right once the María in front was dropped in everyday use.
How old is the name Paz?
Paz first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Paz alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 500 people named Paz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Paz most popular?
Paz peaked in 1916, reaching #2368 nationally. Today it ranks #7133, 4,765 places below that high. See the whole 1916 chart.
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Where it comes from
From pax to Paz
The story of Paz
Spanish Marian titles work as a naming system: each title of the Virgin can be used alone as a woman's name, which is why Spanish-speaking countries have thousands of women called Rosario, Dolores, Amparo, Socorro, Pilar, Luz, Cruz and Paz. Each is short for a longer devotional name that the family may never say. Paz's 1916 American peak sits in the first substantial wave of Mexican migration, before the practice thinned in the United States. Israeli Paz, from the Hebrew word for gold, is a twentieth-century formation used for both sexes and unconnected to the Spanish name.
Meaning
Spanish "peace"
From Latin pax, peace, the same root as pacific and appease. The devotional title Nuestra Señora de la Paz is celebrated across Spain and Latin America. Hebrew paz, meaning fine gold, is a separate word and a separate Israeli name that lands on the same three letters by coincidence.
How the name formed
- pax
- paz
- María de la Paz
- Paz
Related forms: Paz · Pace · פז · Pau
Pronouncing Paz
PAHSS
One syllable. In Latin American Spanish the z is an S sound; in Spain it is a th. English speakers say PAZ with a Z, which is a third version and the most common in America.
Nicknames for Paz
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1915
- Most girls named
- 201821 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2368reached in 1916
- Change vs 2024
- −25.0%15 in 2025, from 20
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Paz in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Paz in Portuguese — same name
- Pace in Italian — related form
- פז in Hebrew — related form
- Pau in Catalan — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida.
Pazs among us
people named Paz are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 107,151 born in 2025 was named Paz
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Paz sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Paz beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Paz in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent, settled and about as positive as a word can be.
- Three letters and one syllable — it is among the shortest names in use.
- It works in Spanish, Portuguese and Hebrew without changing.
- The final consonant is said three different ways depending on the speaker.
- One-syllable names give very little room for nicknames or formality.
- In Israel it is used for both sexes.
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Feminine · #7133 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Pazs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Paz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Paz in 2025?
- Paz ranks #7133 among US girl names in 2025, with 15 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Paz?
- About 1 in every 107,151 US girls born in 2025 was named Paz — 15 in all.
- Will my child share the name Paz with classmates?
- Paz will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Paz
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