Luiza: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,038

among girls · ↓886 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Luiza · -29% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

61 babies

All-time total

1,090

#7,072 all-time among girls

First recorded

1928

in Social Security records

Luiza popularity over time

1,090 babies have been named Luiza since 1928, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	6	1	–	#4,512
1930s	–	–	–	–
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1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	18	2	–	#6,864
1980s	36	4	+100%	#6,579
1990s	121	12	+236%	#3,932
2000s	273	27	+126%	#4,563
2010s	344	34	+26%	#3,203
2020s (to 2025)	292	49	+41%	#2,805

Where Luiza 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	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	37	0.02	outside top 500
2030	37	0.02	outside top 500

Where Luiza is most popular

Girls named Luiza per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.030 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Florida.

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 Luiza 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	42	0.347	+1060%
New Jersey	16	0.089	+196%
Florida	34	0.079	+165%
California	18	0.021	-29%
New York	8	0.020	-33%
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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 Luiza

Luiza is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,038 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1928, 1,090 American babies have been named Luiza. Its peak came in 2023, when 61 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 Luiza stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Luiza?

The median living Luiza is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 1,100 people named Luiza are alive in the United States today.

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

Luiza year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#4,038
2024	51	#3,152
2023	61	#2,805
2022	56	#2,982
2021	39	#3,850
2020	49	#3,210
2019	50	#3,203
2018	43	#3,596
2017	39	#3,893
2016	42	#3,684
2015	40	#3,821
2014	31	#4,614
2013	29	#4,836
2012	21	#6,246
2011	28	#4,998
2010	21	#6,307
2009	31	#4,761
2008	32	#4,716
2007	30	#4,895
2006	26	#5,320
2005	29	#4,652
2004	30	#4,563
2003	28	#4,617
2002	21	#5,595
2001	22	#5,297
2000	24	#4,912
1995	8	#10,130
1990	10	#8,257
1985	8	#7,999
1980	6	#9,799
1975	8	#6,864
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Famous people named Luiza

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

1 Luiza Gega Albanian middle-distance runner b. 1988 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Luiza?

The median living Luiza is about 12 years old. Half of all living Luizas are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Luiza are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Luiza are alive in the United States, based on 1,090 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Luiza in 2025?

Luiza ranked #4,038 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Luiza?

1,090 babies have been named Luiza in the United States since 1928, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Luiza most popular?

Luiza peaked in 2023, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Luiza a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Luiza rising or falling?

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

Will Luiza become more popular?

Luiza looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Luiza in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Luiza?

Well-known people named Luiza include Luiza Gega (athlete).

Names like Luiza

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

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