girl's name
Luisa
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 18,579
the United States
#903
2025 births
Luisa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 294 babies in the United States, ranking #903. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2022, when 319 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,277 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Luisa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 46 |
| 1890s | 105 |
| 1900s | 149 |
| 1910s | 366 |
| 1920s | 631 |
| 1930s | 364 |
| 1940s | 398 |
| 1950s | 715 |
| 1960s | 974 |
| 1970s | 1,143 |
| 1980s | 1,483 |
| 1990s | 1,919 |
| 2000s | 2,246 |
| 2010s | 2,146 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,720 |
How popular is Luisa?
In 2025, Luisa was given to 294 babies in the United States, ranking #903 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Luisa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Luisa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Luísa | Luísa is a rare spelling of Luisa, written with a fada and recorded 3 times, mostly in Ireland. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Luisa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Luisa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Luisa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Luisa in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Luisa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Luisa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Luisa
How popular is the name Luisa?
In 2025, Luisa was given to 294 babies in the United States, ranking #903 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Luisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Luisa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Luisa?
Luisa has 3 syllables.
When was Luisa most popular?
Luisa peaked in 2022, when 319 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Luisa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Luisa currently ranks #540 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.