Meaning of the nameLuiza
- Female
- Germanic origin
- Lu-i-za
Luiza is the z spelling of Luísa, feminine 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)
- 290,525
- Rank in Brazil
- #103
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 220,521
- people
Luiza in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luiza, 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 (74,447 people).
288,853 women 1,672 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 Luiza is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luiza in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.223%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.186%
- Santa Catarina 0.184%
- Espírito Santo 0.168%
- Minas Gerais 0.167%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 65,675 | 0.148% |
| Minas Gerais | 34,342 | 0.167% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 29,775 | 0.186% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24,288 | 0.223% |
| Paraná | 17,495 | 0.153% |
| Santa Catarina | 14,037 | 0.184% |
| Ceará | 13,813 | 0.157% |
| Bahia | 13,111 | 0.093% |
| Pernambuco | 9,711 | 0.107% |
| Goiás | 8,541 | 0.121% |
| Pará | 7,289 | 0.090% |
| Espírito Santo | 6,452 | 0.168% |
| Maranhão | 6,372 | 0.094% |
| Piauí | 5,329 | 0.163% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,737 | 0.130% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,495 | 0.160% |
| Amazonas | 4,105 | 0.104% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 3,854 | 0.117% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,806 | 0.138% |
| Paraíba | 3,531 | 0.089% |
| Alagoas | 2,353 | 0.075% |
| Tocantins | 2,047 | 0.135% |
| Rondônia | 1,684 | 0.107% |
| Sergipe | 1,679 | 0.076% |
| Amapá | 685 | 0.093% |
| Roraima | 660 | 0.104% |
| Acre | 659 | 0.079% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luiza
Wiktionary records Luísa as the feminine of Luís and lists Luiza among the alternative forms. Luís comes from Old French Louis and Latin Ludovīcus, from a Germanic name formed from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz ('loud, famous') and *wīgą ('battle'), according to Wiktionary; Behind the Name reads Germanic Hludwig as 'famous in battle' and lists Luiza as a Portuguese form of Luisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 290,525 people named Luiza, with a median age of 19. The name is almost always female, gained strength among those born from the 2000s onward and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Luísa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Luiza · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Luís · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Luisa · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Ludwig · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Luiza · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Luiza
What does the name Luiza mean?
Luiza means “feminine form of Luís, 'famous in battle'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Luiza in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 290,525 people with the first name Luiza, which ranks it number 103 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Luiza a boy's or a girl's name?
Luiza is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 288,853 women and 1,672 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Luiza?
Luiza is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Luiza most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.223% of the state's population is named Luiza (24,288 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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