Luisa

Meaning: Famous in battle
Origin: Variant of Louis (from Frankish)

Girl's name · #903 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Luisa reached its best rank, #715, in 1882 and ranked #903 in 2025. Roughly 14,000 girls have been named Luisa since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#18 in Austria (2025) · #95 in Switzerland (2025) · #220 in Ecuador (2025) · #293 in Mexico (2024) · #431 in New Zealand (2025) · #472 in Poland (2025) · #516 in Belgium (2025) · #525 in Ireland (2025) · #617 in France (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,619 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,218 in Canada (2024).

Famous Luisas

Luísa Diogo — Mozambican politician (1958–2026)
Luisa Fernanda of Spain, Duchess of Montpensier — Infanta of Spain (1832–1897)
Luisa Neubauer — German climate activist
Luisa de Guzmán — Duchess of Braganza; Queen consort of Portugal (1613–1666)
Luisa Stefani — Brazilian tennis player

In stories & tradition

Luisa Becker^it — Wege zum Glück (German TV series)
Luisa Fortuna^fr — Red Dead Redemption (video game)
Luisa — Luisa Miller (musical stage work)

What Luisas become

Among 1,057 notable people named Luisa:

Medical professionals appear 1.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Luisa Guidotti Mistrali, Italian Roman Catholic physician, missionary and venerable (1932–1979).

Similar names: Louise · Amalia · Lucie · Elsa · Adela · Alba

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