Name meaning & stats
Luiza
Luiza. 1,084 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Luizas are 1.3× over-represented as journalists.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2023
1,084 US babies were named Luiza between 1940 and 2025.
Luiza around the world
- Ireland: 60 babies since 1964, peak 2024, No. 589 in 2025
- Belgium: 93 babies since 1995, peak 2015, No. 889 in 2025
- Sweden: 30 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 1,086 in 2022
- France: 485 babies since 1900, peak 2022, No. 2,218 in 2025
- England & Wales: 388 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 2,439 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Luizas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 7 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Low · 7 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 6 people |
| Journalist | 1.3× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable women who are journalists, Luizas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 13 Luisas spell it Luiza
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2023)