Girl's name
Luisa
Say it loo-EE-zuh
Latin origin from Louis, loud; famous + battle
3 syllables
Where Luisa is loved, common and rare
Common across six German cities, Austria and Switzerland. Rare in Italy, Catalonia, Poland and five more places.
1 in 3,018 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Munich 15thAustria 18thCologne 55th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them Munich (15th), Austria (18th) and Cologne (55th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munich city | 15th 2025 | 46 | about 1 in 91 |
| Austria | 18th 2025 | 319 | 1 in 112 |
| Cologne city | 55th 2023 | 22 | about 1 in 279 |
| Berlin city | 68th 2023 | 44 | about 1 in 330 |
| Switzerland | 95th 2025 | 79 | 1 in 430 |
| Italy | 183rd 2024 | 124 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Catalonia region | 348th 2025 | 9 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Poland | 461st 2025 | 5 | 1 in 23,958 |
| Ireland | 483rd 2025 | 7 | 1 in 3,018 |
| France | 589th 2025 | 70 | 1 in 4,097 |
| British Columbia province | 592nd 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,392 |
| Ontario province | 1283rd 2024 | 8 | about 1 in 6,808 |
| England and Wales | 1584th 2025 | 19 | 1 in 13,331 |
| Bonn city | 13th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 144 |
| Leipzig city | 41st 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 239 |
| Rostock city | 46th 2025 | 4 | about 1 in 246 |
Rare, below the listed names: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source
About the name
Traced back through Old French Louise to the Latin Ludovicus, Luisa is the feminine of Louis. It shares the Germanic meaning of Louis, built from elements for 'loud' or 'famous' and 'battle'. Luisa is the Spanish, Italian and German form.
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Three syllables, said loo-EE-zuh, with the stress in the middle. Lou is an obvious short form. Louisa and Louise are the English and French forms, and Luise, Luiza, Lluïsa and Ludovica are others.
Austria is where it is most popular, inside the top 20, and it is also used in Switzerland and Italy. English-speaking countries use this spelling less, mainly in Ireland and British Columbia. French records show it reaching its highest point so far in 2025, although it is falling in slightly more regions than it is rising.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- loo-EE-zuh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
- from Louis,
loud; famous + battle
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Louise
- Luise
- Louisa
- Ludovica
- Luiza
- Lujza
- Luigia
- Maria Luisa
- Lluïsa
- Loeiza
- Luixa
- Loisa
Etymology
From Old French Louise, feminine of Louis, further traced to Latin Ludovicus. Cognate with Spanish Luisa and French Louisa.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 3 of 13 regions, falling in 5.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 744 | 1105 | 902 | 980 | 1267 | 801 | 982 | 1056 | 1230 | 1584 |
| Scotland | 453 | 409 | 502 | 485 | 625 | 638 | ||||
| Ireland | 868 | 436 | 871 | 834 | 661 | 747 | 727 | 556 | 483 | |
| Ontario | 1100 | 1249 | 1283 | |||||||
| British Columbia | 486 | 592 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 831 | 822 | ||||||||
| France | 921 | 776 | 773 | 752 | 738 | 695 | 614 | 745 | 669 | 589 |
| Austria | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 54 | 61 | 59 | 95 |
| Berlin | 23 | 34 | 52 | 44 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 68 | ||
| Munich | 20 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| Cologne | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 55 | ||
| Bonn | 15 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 37 | 13 |
| Leipzig | 23 | 52 | 84 | 151 | 43 | 98 | 52 | 50 | 75 | 41 |
| Rostock | 37 | 143 | 52 | 44 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 99 | 46 | |
| Sweden | 925 | |||||||||
| Catalonia | 379 | 389 | 373 | 340 | 390 | 320 | 237 | 348 | ||
| Italy | 169 | 158 | 164 | 151 | 184 | 157 | 191 | 184 | 183 | |
| Poland | 323 | 437 | 374 | 369 | 445 | 388 | 478 | 457 | 523 | 461 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1584 | 19 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 1230 | 27 | 10.5 |
| 2023 | 1056 | 32 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 982 | 35 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | 801 | 45 | 16.4 |
| 2020 | 1267 | 25 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 980 | 36 | 12.9 |
| 2018 | 902 | 41 | 14.2 |
| 2017 | 1105 | 31 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | 744 | 53 | 17.3 |
| 2015 | 891 | 41 | 13.3 |
| 2014 | 877 | 43 | 14.0 |
| 2013 | 959 | 38 | 12.3 |
| 2012 | 998 | 36 | 11.2 |
| 2011 | 959 | 37 | 11.5 |
| 2010 | 988 | 34 | 10.6 |
| 2009 | 958 | 34 | 10.8 |
| 2008 | 845 | 39 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | 963 | 31 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 928 | 31 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 824 | 34 | 11.8 |
| 2004 | 687 | 42 | 14.7 |
| 2003 | 759 | 36 | 12.9 |
| 2002 | 962 | 23 | 8.6 |
| 2001 | 612 | 42 | 15.7 |
| 2000 | 833 | 27 | 9.9 |
| 1999 | 736 | 31 | 11.0 |
| 1998 | 683 | 35 | 12.1 |
| 1997 | 705 | 34 | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 620 | 39 | 13.2 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Luisa in France since 1925 were born in or after 2000. First recorded in 1926. Her peak year there: 2025, at 24.4 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Luisa per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Luisa
1 in 389 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 1,509 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 251 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Luisa. Same first letter as Luisa.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Lucie.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Luisa. Same first letter as Luisa.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Liliana.
1 in 542 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 166 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 5,066 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Luisa.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Luisa.
Middle names for Luisa
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Luisa Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials LC
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Luisa Sophie
3-2 beats · initials LS
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Luisa Grace
3-1 beats · initials LG
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Luisa Olivia
3-4 beats · initials LO · Luisa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Luisa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Luisa Mia
3-2 beats · initials LM
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Luisa Ruby
3-2 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Luisa Rose
3-1 beats · initials LR
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Luisa Nora
3-2 beats · initials LN
Changes the beat after Luisa: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Luisa
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 2,783 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
85% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,789 in Scotland
85% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
85% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 9,381 in England and Wales
85% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,988 in Scotland
84% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
84% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
1 in 459 in Scotland
84% alike: moves with Luisa across countries and decades.
Famous people named Luisa
Luísa Diogo, Luisa Neubauer, Luisa de Guzmán, Luisa Stefani, Luísa Sobral, Luisa Cuesta, Luisa Valenzuela and Luisa Tetrazzini.
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Mozambican politician (1958–2026)
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German climate activist born 1996
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Duchess of Braganza; Queen consort of Portugal (1613-1666)
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Brazilian tennis player born 1997
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Portuguese singer, writer and songwriter born 1987
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Uruguayan human rights activist 1925 to 2018
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Argentine writer born 1938
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Italian opera singer (1871-1940)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Luisa
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Luisa?
Her best rank is No. 18 in Austria in 2025, about 1 in 112 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Luisa mean?
Luisa takes her meaning from Louis: "loud; famous + battle", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Luisa?
loo-EE-zuh, with 3 syllables.
Is Luisa getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 3 of 13 regions, falling in 5.
Which sister names go with Luisa?
The deck's top five sisters for Luisa: Flora, Helena, Ana, Carolina and Lucia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.