Luisa

#902 for girls in 2025, 294 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #5,823
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 8 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,372
since 1882

Luisa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Luisa has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #678, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#902294—
2024#865313—
2023#949276—
2022#869319—
2021#987262—
2020#994256—
2019#984262—
2018#1,108222—
2017#1,104228—
2016#1,184211—
2015#1,134224—
2014#1,308181—
2013#1,171205—
2012#1,307180—
2011#1,096224—
2010#1,160209—
2009#1,194210—
2008#1,263198—
2007#1,125230—
2006#996260—
2005#1,054226—
2004#1,008234—
2003#1,029223—
2002#946236—
2001#1,014211—
2000#970218—
1999#865249—
1998#1,018195—
1997#1,110169—
1996#995189—
1995#991189—
1994#1,034178—
1993#1,023180—
1992#1,004188—
1991#1,016181—
1990#968193#5,8238
1989#968180—
1988#1,007162#5,2008
1987#986159—
1986#1,150124—
1985#1,143125—
1984#880171—
1983#1,019138#6,2385
1982#972152—
1981#1,034139—
1980#1,136120—
1979#974147—
1978#1,087120—
1977#1,157108—
1976#1,009124—
1975#1,035116—
1974#1,31581—
1973#1,047111#4,5056
1972#1,12798—
1971#1,148101#4,3756
1970#997125—
1969#1,10999—
1968#1,042100—
1967#1,04697—
1966#999105—
1965#996109—
1964#1,13594—
1963#1,18884—
1962#1,10497—
1961#1,083102—
1960#1,16587—
1959#1,08796—
1958#1,14386—
1957#1,22873—
1956#1,23771—
1955#1,16773—
1954#1,24164—
1953#1,26159—
1952#1,19563—
1951#1,15166—
1950#1,15364—
1949#1,14463—
1948#1,37045—
1947#1,37745—
1946#1,36041—
1945#1,41832—
1944#1,27239—
1943#1,55629—
1942#1,49730—
1941#1,18440—
1940#1,27234—
1939#1,35030—
1938#1,34330—
1937#1,30331—
1936#1,16537—
1935#1,44926—
1934#1,23633—
1933#1,15837—
1932#1,11641—
1931#1,07443—
1930#98356—
1929#1,10744—
1928#88169—
1927#86373—
1926#94263—
1925#1,00855—
1924#82282—
1923#96659—
1922#96959—
1921#86872—
1920#98955—
1919#1,07546—
1918#93758—
1917#1,07943—
1916#1,11440—
1915#1,23132—
1914#1,03433—
1913#1,00329—
1912#97827—
1911#74134—
1910#87724—
1909#1,21912—
1908#82922—
1907#1,09213—
1906#91716—
1905#87218—
1904#91016—
1903#1,07611—
1902#87216—
1901#91813—
1900#1,10612—
1899#93512—
1898#92014—
1897#93112—
1896#99911—
1895#1,2028—
1894#90512—
1893#1,0239—
1892#86112—
1891#1,3325—
1890#87210—
1889#1,1476—
1888#1,1366—
1887#7889—
1886#9936—
1885#9216—
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1882#6788—
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five girls were named Luisa! It came in at #678, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Luisa is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,123 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,572 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMINew York: #1,358 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,653 girlsNYMassachusetts: #735 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,738 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedORNevada: #420 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,787 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #672 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,071 girlsNJConnecticut: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsCTCalifornia: #600 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 3,453 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedWVVirginia: #997 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,311 girlsVAMaryland: #757 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,191 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedDEArizona: #479 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsAZNew Mexico: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #946 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,887 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,366 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,972 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luisa, so not publishedHITexas: #628 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,536 girlsTXFlorida: #824 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,242 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#369 · 1 in 1,404
  2. Nevada#420 · 1 in 1,787
  3. Arizona#479 · 1 in 2,252
  4. Connecticut#512 · 1 in 2,750
  5. California#600 · 1 in 3,453

Best ever in a state: #94 in New Mexico, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#36961 in 1,404
Nevada#42071 in 1,787
Arizona#479171 in 2,252
Connecticut#51251 in 2,750
California#600681 in 3,453
Texas#628471 in 3,536
New Jersey#672101 in 4,071
Massachusetts#73561 in 4,738
Maryland#75761 in 4,191
Florida#824171 in 5,242
North Carolina#94681 in 5,887
Virginia#99761 in 6,311
Illinois#1,12391 in 7,572
New York#1,358101 in 9,653
Georgia#1,36661 in 8,972
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Luisa
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 37 spots since 2024 (#865 → #902)
  • 92 spots since 2020 (#994 → #902)
  • 232 spots since 2015 (#1,134 → #902)
  • Biggest jump: 471 spots in 1892 (#1,332 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 460 spots in 1891 (#872 → #1,332)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1882 at #678 (8 births)
  • Births halved by 1884, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 2019–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,141
  • Highest: 1 in 5,141 girls born in 2022 were named Luisa (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,467 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #678 in 1882, was only 1 in 13,481 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 15.6% of all girls named Luisa (2,246) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s46#678 (1882)#940
1890s105#861 (1892)#998
1900s149#829 (1908)#981
1910s366#741 (1911)#1,007
1920s631#822 (1924)#942
1930s364#983 (1930)#1,218
1940s398#1,144 (1949)#1,345
1950s715#1,087 (1959)#1,186
1960s974#996 (1965)#1,087
1970s1,131#974 (1979)#1,090
1980s1,470#880 (1984)#1,030
1990s1,911#865 (1999)#1,002
2000s2,246#946 (2002)#1,060
2010s2,146#984 (2019)#1,156
2020s1,720#865 (2024)#928

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Luisa in 2006

girls
#996
260 births · 1 in 7,312 girls

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #996Luisa260
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 7,312 of them was named Luisa, which outranked 95.0% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luisa
  1. #993Ericka262
  2. #993Fabiola262
  3. #993Lorelai262
  4. #996Luisa260
  5. #996Janice260
  6. #996Joana260
  7. #996Mina260
  8. #1,001Izabelle259
  9. #1,001Jenifer259
  10. #1,001Kamya259

Tied with 4 names at #996; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →