Louisa
Pronounced L UW0 IY1 Z AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Louisa?
Louisa is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 35,632 children — the 661st most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 63% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 686 children were given it.
Luisa is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Louisa and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Luisa
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L UW0 IY1 Z AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Louisa
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Louisa
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Louisa?
- Louisa ranks 661st among girls' names in US records, with 35,632 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,277.
- Is Louisa a unisex name?
- No. Louisa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Louisa most popular?
- 2021, when 686 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Louisa spelled?
- Luisa. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.