Luisa
Luisa was the 903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 294 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 715th; the most babies were born in 2022 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved up 231 places. More babies were named Luisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Louisa) famous warrior (Latinized feminine of Louis) · Germanic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #903 girls, up 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 294girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022319 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,405babies recorded
What does the name Luisa mean?
Luisa is a spelling of Louisa, pronounced the same way, so it shares Louisa's meaning and origin.
Louisa is a Latinized form of Louise, the feminine of Louis, which Wiktionary says has been used in English since the 18th century. DMNES gives it as the feminine of Louis and notes earlier English examples, from the 1560s and 1640s, while adding that it was never very common. Louis comes from Germanic hlūd, famous, and wīg, battle. Louisa has been used in the US since 1880.
*hlūdaz (Proto-Germanic, “loud, famous”)*wīgą (Proto-Germanic, “battle”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Louise, Louis, Luisa, Lou, Lulu.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean warrior, names that mean fame.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Louisa', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Louis', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Louisa' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Luisa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 33 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #903 | 294 |
| 2020 | #997 | 256 |
| 2010 | #1,163 | 209 |
| 2000 | #973 | 218 |
| 1990 | #970 | 193 |
| 1980 | #1,138 | 120 |
| 1970 | #1,003 | 125 |
| 1960 | #1,172 | 87 |
| 1950 | #1,159 | 64 |
| 1940 | #1,285 | 34 |
| 1930 | #988 | 56 |
| 1920 | #999 | 55 |
| 1910 | #887 | 24 |
| 1900 | #1,144 | 12 |
| 1890 | #912 | 10 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Luisa, counting every spelling?
Luisa is a spelling of Louisa, a name family that ranked #454 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #903 for Luisa on its own. Together these spellings went to 701 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa | 407 | #697 | 1,902 |
| Luisa | 294 | #903 | 1,464 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Luisa?
294 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luisa (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Luisa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Luisa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luisa?
About 12,200 people born in the US named Luisa are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 45. That makes Luisa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Luisa by state
How common Luisa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.2×), Arizona (2.0×), Texas (1.8×), Florida (1.6×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Luisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luisa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Luisa
What does Luisa mean?
Luisa is a spelling of Louisa, which means “famous warrior (Latinized feminine of Louis)” (Germanic, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Luisa?
Luisa was the 903rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 294 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 715th; the most babies were born in 2022 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved up 231 places. More babies were named Luisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Luisa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Luisa in the US.
Where is Luisa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luisa was most common in Massachusetts (0.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Texas.