Luisa
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Spanish Form Of Louise Famous In War
- Origin
- Spanish
Luisa Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 14,073 baby girls have been named Luisa. The name peaked in 2022 with 319 US births that year (rank #871). In 2024, ranked #869 nationally.
Top States for Luisa
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Luisa births are: Texas (3,208), California (2,837), New York (1,627).
Other Spanish-Origin Names Like Luisa
If you like Luisa's Spanish origin, consider these related names: Abran, Abril, Adana, Adelita, Adella. Browse all Spanish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with L
Names with Luisa's exact length and starting letter: Laban, Labib, Labid, Lacee, Lacey.
Quick Facts About Luisa
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Luisa by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2022 with 319 girls named Luisa (girl rank #871 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #903 for girls (294 US births). That's 32 places below its 2022 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Luisa Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Luisa the strongest states are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | #464 | 99 |
| 2 | Connecticut | #486 | 19 |
| 3 | Oregon | #581 | 19 |
| 4 | Texas | #637 | 455 |
| 5 | Arizona | #667 | 81 |
| 6 | Colorado | #682 | 49 |
| 7 | Utah | #760 | 16 |
| 8 | California | #787 | 381 |
| 9 | New York | #800 | 83 |
| 10 | Florida | #814 | 140 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #920 | 32 |
| 2 | Maryland | #857 | 30 |
| 3 | New Jersey | #827 | 55 |
| 4 | South Carolina | #823 | 16 |
| 5 | Florida | #814 | 140 |
| 6 | New York | #800 | 83 |
| 7 | California | #787 | 381 |
| 8 | Utah | #760 | 16 |
| 9 | Colorado | #682 | 49 |
| 10 | Arizona | #667 | 81 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Luisa in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise | Renowned Warrior | Female | German |
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Compare Luisa to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Luisa against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).