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Paz
OriginHebrew; Spanish
Meaning"gold; peace"
About Paz
Paz is an appealing Spanish name meaning "peace", derived from the Latin "pax". It's usually feminine in Spanish, but could also make an interesting literary choice for a boy, honoring the writer Octavio Paz.
Paz is also a unisex Hebrew name meaning "gold", giving it a solid history as a gender-neutral choice.
Pronounced PAHZ.
As of October 2026, Paz ranked #7180 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #2415 in 1930.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Paz on lists
Famous Pazs
- Octavio Paz
winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Julian Paz Fedorov (b. 2013)
son of singer Anthony Fedorov and actress Jennifer Paz
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