Luisa
Luisa is a female given name: 98% of people named Luisa are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Luisa · Luísa
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Spain, Italy, United States
- Also spelled
- Luísa
- US births since 1880
- 33 male / 12,152 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Luisa
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luisa," in English, "Guten Tag Luisa," in German. Luisa is a female given name: about 98% of people named Luisa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Luisa,
German
Guten Tag Luisa,
French
Bonjour Luisa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Luisa:
Chinese
Luisa您好：
Japanese
Luisa様
English
Hi Luisa,
German
Hi Luisa,
French
Salut Luisa,
Spanish
Hola Luisa,
Chinese
Luisa你好：
Japanese
Luisaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Portugal | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
33 male · 12,152 female · 12,185 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Luisa a male or female name?
Luisa is a female given name: 98% of people named Luisa are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Luisa in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luisa," in English, "Guten Tag Luisa," in German. Luisa is a female given name: about 98% of people named Luisa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Luisa a unisex name?
Luisa is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Luisa are men. Luisa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Luisa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luisa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_luisa,
title = {Is Luisa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luisa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}