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Luisa

/luˈizə/ · 100% girls · #903 in the US for girls, 2025

Luisa has been given to about 14,405 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/luˈizə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,536
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Luisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 319
  • Born in 2025294
  • All time14,405
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Luisa?

Luisa ranks 903rd among American girls in 2025, with 294 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 319 babies were given the name, ranking 873rd. The typical living American called Luisa is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Luisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Louisa0.84
  2. Lisa0.80
  3. Leisa0.80
  4. Julisa0.75
  5. Julissa0.73
  6. Yulissa0.73
  7. Liza0.70
  8. Larissa0.68

Middle names for Luisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Luisa Josephine0.84
  2. Luisa Rose0.83
  3. Luisa June0.82
  4. Luisa Pearl0.82
  5. Luisa Quinn0.82
  6. Luisa Nell0.82

Sibling names for Luisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.98
  2. Vicentebrother · 0.97
  3. Chanasister · 0.97
  4. Dariobrother · 0.97
  5. Marcelbrother · 0.97
  6. Reinasister · 0.96

Where Luisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.04%
  2. Massachusetts0.02%
  3. Arizona0.02%
  4. New York0.02%
  5. Oregon0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Luisa White0.78
  2. Luisa Reyes0.78
  3. Luisa Nguyen0.78
  4. Luisa Moore0.78
  5. Luisa Hill0.78
  6. Luisa Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Luisa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Luisa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.