How Many People Are Named Luisa?
An estimated 11,604 people in the United States have the first name Luisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Luisa peaked in popularity in 2022 with 319 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Luisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,604
About 1 in 29,538 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2022
319 births
Total Registered
14,106
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luisa
Luisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,106 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Luisa as a male name
Ranked #6,189 in 1990
8 male births in 1990
Peak: 1988 (8 births)
Luisa as a female name
Ranked #869 in 2024
310 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (319 births)
Luisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luisa span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,246 babies were registered. While Luisa is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Luisa by Decade
How has Luisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Luisa by State
Birth registrations for Luisa span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee. On average, about 380 Luisas were registered per state.
Luisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luisa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luisa?
We estimate approximately 11,604 people named Luisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,538 Americans share this first name.
Is Luisa a common name?
Luisa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,106 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luisa most popular?
Luisa reached peak popularity in 2022, when 319 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luisa is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luisa a female name?
Luisa is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luisa Smith, Luisa Johnson, Luisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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