Luisa
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning famous warrior; a feminine form of Louis.
How Luisa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #984 |
| 2020 | #997 |
| 2021 | #990 |
| 2022 | #885 |
| 2023 | #949 |
| 2024 | #869 |
| 2025 | #903 |
Luisa by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Luisa. In the US, 227 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 260 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Louis
Like Luisa, each of these traces back to Louis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
- Louisfamous warrior; wide-famed1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lewisfamous warrior; form of Louis216 in England and Wales (2025)
- Louisefamous warrior; feminine form of Louis336 in the US (2017)
- Loufamous warrior; a form of Louis66 in the US (2017)
- Luigifamous warrior; a form of Louis8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Luizfamous warrior; a form of Louis38 in the US (2017)
- Loicfamous warrior; breton form of Louis6 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Luisa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Louisafamous warrior; feminine form of Louis369 in the US (2017)
- LisaGod is my oath; short form of Elisabeth57 in England and Wales (2025)
- Luizafamous warrior; form of Louisa11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leisa
- Lailanight1,735 in the US (2017)
- Luciafrom Lucius; light-bearing284 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Luisa, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Luisa, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Luisa
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