The first name Luisa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 girls were named Luisa, making it the 1,584th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 53 births (#744).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Luisa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Luisa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 294 girls born in the United States were named Luisa, the 903rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 319 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Luisa
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Luisa NeubauerGerman climate activist, born 1996
- Luisa de GuzmánDuchess of Braganza; Queen consort of Portugal (1613-1666)
- Luisa StefaniBrazilian tennis player, born 1997
- Luisa ValenzuelaArgentine writer, born 1938
- Maria Luisa BertiCaptain Regent of San Marino, born 1971
- Luisa RõivasEstonian singer (born 1987)
- Maria Luísa MendonçaBrazilian actress, born 1970
- Luisa D'OliveiraCanadian actress (born 1986)
- Luisa Eugenia NavasChilean botanist (1920–2020)
- Luisa KialaAngolan handball player, born 1982
- Luisa TomasAngolan basketball player (born 1983)
- Princess Luisa Maria of BelgiumBelgian and Austro-Este Imperial and Royal, born 1995
Questions
- How popular is the name Luisa?
- In 2025, 19 girls born in England and Wales were named Luisa, ranking 1,584th. Its peak was 2016, with 53 births.
- Is Luisa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,405 US babies named Luisa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Luisa most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 319 babies were named Luisa, its highest rank at 873rd.