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Moon

Unisex

Meaning of Moon: English: 'lunar'

Moon is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2567th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2567

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

627

First recorded 1972 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 0 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 8 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 7 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 38 babies20202021: 68 babies2022: 95 babies2023: 81 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Moon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 95.

Gender split

26% boys · 74% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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