Luna

Girl name

Luna has been given to 87,834 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #27 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈluːnə/

From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

87,834

Peak year

2022 (8,992 babies)

Rank in 2025

#27 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +116%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Luna Lovegood

Fictional character in the Harry Potter universe

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Luna.

89,495 babies since 1915

86,173 babies since 1880

84,577 babies since 1881

80,838 babies since 1880

96,373 babies since 1900

97,244 babies since 1964

99,209 babies since 1880

76,146 babies since 1961

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