US rank #868 Girls' name Peak 2022 14,073 births

Luisa — #868 US girls' name

14,073 babies named Luisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s461890s1051900s1491910s3661920s6311930s3641940s3981950s7141960s9731970s11301980s14711990s19112000s22462010s21462020s1423
#868
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Luisa was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

319 babies were named Luisa in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,073 babies named Luisa between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luisa currently holds the #868 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 319 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luisa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Luisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,264 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Luisa in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14,073 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luisa at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

14,073

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2022

319 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#868

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luisa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2022)
319
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Luisa popularity over time — boys

33 total births recorded since 1971 (Luisa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 33 births
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Luisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,246 births that decade — 16% of Luisa's all-time total
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Luisa by state

Where Luisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,264 23.2%
#2 California
2,880 20.5%
#3 New York
1,645 11.7%
#4 Florida
551 3.9%
#5 Illinois
405 2.9%
#6 New Jersey
389 2.8%
#7 Arizona
368 2.6%
#8 Massachusetts
262 1.9%
Texas share of Luisa's total US births 23.2%
Even split

3,264 of 14,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Luisa appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luisa?
14,073 babies have been named Luisa since 1882. It currently ranks #868 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 319 births.
When was Luisa most popular?
Luisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,246 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Luisa most popular?
The top states for the name Luisa are Texas (3,264 births), California (2,880 births), New York (1,645 births).
How long has the name Luisa been used?
Luisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luis, Luiza, Luisana, Luise, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.