Baby name

Luna

Girl

Origin of the name

Luna is the Latin word for “moon” and the name of the Roman goddess of the moon.

Comeback name

In 2022, Luna reached its peak: 8,977 girls, 1 baby in 377. Almost forgotten around 1965, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 27. 53% of all babies named Luna since 1880 were born in the 2020s.

87,715births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 10rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Luna are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Luna is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Luna is most common in Nevada (2.8 times), Arizona (2) and Florida (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lena 146,479
Lula 85,248
Lana 57,434
Lina 19,489
Lona 10,907
Lura 9,550

Names from the same era

Olive · Eliza · Emilia · Leilani · Ivy · Nova

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