Given name & surname
Luiza
“a famous warrior”
Luiza is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Luiza is a variant of Louise. In German use, Louise carries the interpretation “a famous warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Luiza is a romanization of Louisa. Louisa is a feminine form of Louis. An origin associated with Louis is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Luiza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,090
- 0 boys · 1,090 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,038 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,038 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,532 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Luiza’s family of names
Luiza has a related form in Louise. In Polish usage, Luiza has a conventional equivalent in the German form Luisa. In Polish usage, Luiza has a conventional equivalent in the German form Louisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Luiza has relatives in 6 languages.
12 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Luiza
- Luiza GegaAlbanian runnerborn 1988
- Luiza PesjakSlovene writer1828–1898
- Luiza ZłotkowskaPolish speed skaterborn 1986
- Luiza ErundinaBrazilian politicianborn 1934
- Luiza Helena de BairrosBrazilian administrator, sociologist and politician1953–2016
- Luiza PossiBrazilian singerborn 1984
- Luiza SaidiyevaKazakhstani archerborn 1994
- Luiza TrajanoBrazilian chief executive officerborn 1948
- Luiza GaliulinaUzbek gymnastborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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