Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Luisa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #903 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#903
among girls · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
294
named Luisa · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,467
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
319 babies
All-time total
14,405
#1,319 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Luisa popularity over time

14,405 babies have been named Luisa since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 46 – 46 5 – #715
1890s 105 – 105 11 +128% #885
1900s 149 – 149 15 +42% #844
1910s 366 – 366 37 +146% #750
1920s 631 – 631 63 +72% #826
1930s 364 – 364 36 -42% #988
1940s 398 – 398 40 +9% #1,150
1950s 715 – 715 72 +80% #1,092
1960s 974 – 974 97 +36% #998
1970s 1,131 12 1,143 114 +17% #978
1980s 1,470 13 1,483 148 +30% #881
1990s 1,911 8 1,919 192 +29% #866
2000s 2,246 – 2,246 225 +17% #948
2010s 2,146 – 2,146 215 -4% #985
2020s (to 2025) 1,720 – 1,720 287 +34% #866

Where Luisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 306 0.19 outside top 500
2027 316 0.20 outside top 500
2028 325 0.20 outside top 500
2029 333 0.21 outside top 500
2030 340 0.21 outside top 500

Where Luisa is most popular

Girls named Luisa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.180 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Arizona, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Luisa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 69 0.571 +216%
Arizona 52 0.371 +105%
Texas 265 0.329 +83%
Florida 122 0.285 +58%
California 219 0.261 +44%
New York 101 0.255 +41%
New Jersey 45 0.249 +38%
Colorado 27 0.242 +34%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +14%
Illinois 40 0.175 ≈ national
Georgia 39 0.172 -5%
Washington 24 0.166 -8%
Maryland 17 0.160 -11%
Virginia 27 0.158 -12%
Utah 13 0.156 -13%
Connecticut 8 0.138 -24%
Pennsylvania 31 0.131 -27%
Minnesota 13 0.120 -33%
Michigan 21 0.115 -36%
North Carolina 24 0.105 -42%
Tennessee 15 0.095 -48%
Indiana 12 0.085 -53%
Oregon 5 0.077 -57%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -69%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -73%
Ohio 10 0.042 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Luisa

Luisa is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #903 in 2025 with 294 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 14,405 American babies have been named Luisa. Its peak came in 2022, when 319 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Luisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Luisa?

The median living Luisa is about 26 years old; half are between 12 and 44. An estimated 12 thousand people named Luisa are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Luisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 294 #903 – –
2024 313 #866 – –
2023 276 #951 – –
2022 319 #873 – –
2021 262 #988 – –
2020 256 #997 – –
2019 262 #985 – –
2018 222 #1,110 – –
2017 228 #1,105 – –
2016 211 #1,186 – –
2015 224 #1,134 – –
2014 181 #1,311 – –
2013 205 #1,175 – –
2012 180 #1,312 – –
2011 224 #1,101 – –
2010 209 #1,163 – –
2009 210 #1,194 – –
2008 198 #1,263 – –
2007 230 #1,127 – –
2006 260 #998 – –
2005 226 #1,059 – –
2004 234 #1,012 – –
2003 223 #1,031 – –
2002 236 #948 – –
2001 211 #1,021 – –
2000 218 #973 – –
1995 189 #996 – –
1990 193 #970 8 #6,189
1985 125 #1,146 – –
1980 120 #1,138 – –
1975 116 #1,036 – –
1970 125 #1,003 – –
1965 109 #998 – –
1960 87 #1,172 – –
1955 73 #1,173 – –
1950 64 #1,159 – –
1945 32 #1,435 – –
1940 34 #1,285 – –
1935 26 #1,470 – –
1930 56 #988 – –
1925 55 #1,014 – –
1920 55 #999 – –
1915 32 #1,242 – –
1910 24 #887 – –
1905 18 #889 – –
1900 12 #1,144 – –
1895 8 #1,258 – –
1890 10 #912 – –
1885 6 #1,000 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Luisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Luisa de Guzmán Luisa de Guzmán Queen of Portugal from 1640 to 1656 1613–1666 · 17th century
  2. 2 Luisa of Naples and Sicily Luisa of Naples and Sicily Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801 1773–1802 · 18th century
  3. 3 Luisa Cuesta Luisa Cuesta Uruguayan human rights activist 1920–2018 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Luisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Luisa?

The median living Luisa is about 26 years old. Half of all living Luisas are between 12 and 44 years old.

How many people named Luisa are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Luisa are alive in the United States, based on 14,405 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Luisa in 2025?

Luisa ranked #903 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 294 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Luisa?

14,405 babies have been named Luisa in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Luisa most popular?

Luisa peaked in 2022, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Luisa a boy or girl name?

Luisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Luisa rising or falling?

Luisa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Luisa become more popular?

Luisa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 340 girls named Luisa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Luisa?

Well-known people named Luisa include Luisa de Guzmán (companion), Luisa of Naples and Sicily (nobleman), Luisa Cuesta (social activist).

Names like Luisa

Names that sound and feel close to Luisa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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