Meaning of the nameLuísa
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Lu-í-sa
Luísa is a female name, the feminine form of Luís, a Germanic name that Behind the Name, under Ludwig, reads as 'famous in battle'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Luís, 'famous in battle'”
Source: Wiktionary: Luís · Behind the Name: Ludwig
- People (2022)
- 105,342
- Rank in Brazil
- #308
- Median age
- 13 years
- 2010 Census
- 68,539
- people
Luísa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luísa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (31,643 people).
104,726 women 616 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Luísa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luísa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.112%
- Distrito Federal 0.106%
- Piauí 0.077%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.064%
- Minas Gerais 0.064%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23,668 | 0.053% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,076 | 0.064% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 12,133 | 0.112% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 10,260 | 0.064% |
| Paraná | 5,426 | 0.047% |
| Bahia | 4,815 | 0.034% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,730 | 0.062% |
| Ceará | 3,916 | 0.045% |
| Goiás | 3,645 | 0.052% |
| Distrito Federal | 2,978 | 0.106% |
| Maranhão | 2,787 | 0.041% |
| Pernambuco | 2,509 | 0.028% |
| Piauí | 2,505 | 0.077% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,253 | 0.059% |
| Pará | 2,097 | 0.026% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,395 | 0.038% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,176 | 0.043% |
| Amazonas | 998 | 0.025% |
| Paraíba | 980 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 823 | 0.025% |
| Tocantins | 690 | 0.046% |
| Alagoas | 683 | 0.022% |
| Rondônia | 557 | 0.035% |
| Sergipe | 525 | 0.024% |
| Roraima | 295 | 0.046% |
| Acre | 222 | 0.027% |
| Amapá | 200 | 0.027% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luísa
Wiktionary records Luísa as the feminine of Luís, equivalent to the English Louise, and Behind the Name defines it as the Portuguese feminine form of Luís. Luís comes from the Latin Ludovīcus, from a Germanic name formed from the Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz ('sonorous, famous') and *wīgą ('battle'), according to Wiktionary; Behind the Name reads the Germanic Hludwig as 'famous in battle'. That is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 105,342 people named Luísa, with a median age of 13. The name is almost always female, it grew among girls born from the 1990s onward and, proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Luísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Luísa · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Luís · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ludwig · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Luisa · behindthename.com · spelling
Questions about the name Luísa
What does the name Luísa mean?
Luísa means “feminine form of Luís, 'famous in battle'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luísa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 105,342 people with the first name Luísa, which ranks it number 308 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Luísa a boy's or a girl's name?
Luísa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 104,726 women and 616 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luísa?
Luísa is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luísa most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.112% of the state's population is named Luísa (12,133 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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