Girls' name · since 1928
Luiza
Luiza has 1,090 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Luiza is the #3995 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,090 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Luiza recorded 1,090 times among girls since 1928, holding rank #3995 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #7,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,995 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,090 born since 1928
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luiza ranks #7,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,995 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,090 born since 1928, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,995 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,090
- born since 1928
- 2010s
- peak decade
Luiza's 1,090 recorded births place it above 90.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Massachusetts.
How Luiza compares
1,090 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Luiza's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luiza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,090 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Luiza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luiza's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luiza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Luiza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (344 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Luiza's strongest decade.
344 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Luiza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 121
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s
2020s
292 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 344 births (32% of all-time use).
How Luiza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Luiza's total volume
Luiza by state
Where Luiza concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 142 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 128 | 11.7% |
| #3 | California | | 98 | 9.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
142 of 1,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Luiza's data
- Luiza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (344 total births) through the 2020s (292) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Massachusetts records the most Luizas (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luiza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Luiza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.