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Luisa

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Luisa is ranked 869th among girls in 2024 (310 births). Its best rank was 715th, in 1882.

Rank in 2024
#869up 81 from 2023
Births in 2024
3100.02% of girls
Peak year
2022319 births
Best rank
#715in 1882
Since 1882
14,073people given the name
Babies named Luisa, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

14,073 girls have been named Luisa in the United States since 1882, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 319 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1993, and the 2000s alone account for 16%. It has spent 48 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadegirls named Luisa
1880s46
1890s105
1900s149
1910s366
1920s631
1930s364
1940s398
1950s714
1960s973
1970s1,130
1980s1,471
1990s1,911
2000s2,246
2010s2,146
2020s1,423

In 2022, its biggest year

Luisa was the 871st most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2022 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2022.

Names that rose and fell with Luisa

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.