Luisa is a distinctive choice, ranked #1584 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Luisa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1584
US Rank #903
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About the Name Luisa
Luisa is steadily gaining in popularity, up 37 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #612 in 2001, and it currently sits at #1230. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Luisa is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Luisa in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #869, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Luisa
Luisa Piccarreta — Luisa Piccarreta was a Catholic mystic and member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
Luisa González — Luisa Magdalena González Alcivar is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer.
Yon de Luisa — Yon de Luisa Plazas is the former president of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) from 2018 to 2023, former Vice President of Televisa Deportes and former President of Club América.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Luisa
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Luisa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Luisa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Luisa is declining: down 317 places since 2020, to #1,584 in 2025. It peaked at #612 in 2001.
Luisa is more popular in the US (#869) than in the UK (#1230). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Luisa include: Luisa González, Yon de Luisa and Luisa Ponchio. Short summaries for each appear below.
Luisa ranks #869 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
19
UK babies named Luisa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 317 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Luisa
Almost certainly the only Luisa in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Luisa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yon de Luisa Plazas is the former president of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) from 2018 to 2023, former Vice President of Televisa Deportes and former President of Club América.
Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval was a Spanish noblewoman who became Queen of Portugal as the wife of King John IV, the first Braganza ruler.
Luisa (Italian and Spanish) or Luísa (Portuguese) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements hlod "fame" and wig "combat".