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Luna

Girl

Meaning of Luna: Latin: 'moon'

Luna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 29th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 48th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#29

6,085 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#48

908 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

87,834

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 47 babies1995: 50 babies1996: 69 babies1997: 91 babies1998: 103 babies1999: 109 babies2000: 144 babies20002001: 169 babies2002: 178 babies2003: 272 babies2004: 369 babies2005: 477 babies2006: 592 babies2007: 713 babies2008: 808 babies2009: 1,015 babies2010: 949 babies20102011: 1,145 babies2012: 1,414 babies2013: 1,747 babies2014: 2,346 babies2015: 2,814 babies2016: 3,694 babies2017: 5,364 babies2018: 6,942 babies2019: 7,809 babies2020: 7,861 babies20202021: 8,252 babies2022: 8,992 babies2023: 7,862 babies2024: 7,173 babies2025: 6,085 babies
US babies named Luna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,992.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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