Fun Facts About the Name Luna
- A newer favorite: Luna first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2016 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 10 consecutive years.
- More than 87 thousand babies named Luna: U.S. records list 87,762 babies given the name Luna from 1880 through 2025. Even 118 boys received the name Luna - about 1 boy for every 743 girls.
What Does the Name Luna Mean?
Luna is a Latin name meaning 'moon.' It comes from the Latin noun lūna (moon), which is related to lūx (light) and goes back to an Indo-European root meaning 'light' or 'brightness.' In Roman religion, Luna was also the goddess of the moon, the Latin counterpart of the Greek Selene. The ordinary noun and the divine name are identical in form, so the given name can be understood as a word name meaning 'moon' or as a reference to the Roman moon goddess. Later associations with moonlight, night, and silver are symbolic extensions of that lunar meaning, not separate etymologies.
Luna Name History & Origins
The Latin word lūna is recorded in ancient Roman texts as both the common noun for the moon and the name of the moon goddess. In Roman religion, Luna had a temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome and was sometimes identified with Diana; Roman writers also linked her to the Greek goddess Selene. The word also developed into the ordinary term for the moon in Romance languages, such as Spanish luna, Italian luna, and Romanian lună. In Spanish- and Italian-speaking regions, Luna is also used as a girl's name. In English, Luna has been used as a given name, often as a word name or through Spanish and Italian influence. It also appears as a surname in Spanish and Italian records and as a place name. Modern fiction has used Luna for characters, including Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series, but those are later uses of a name whose history begins with the Latin moon word and the Roman goddess.
How Popular is the Name Luna?
Luna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Luna entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #27 | 6,076 | 0.3780% |
| 2024 | #13 | 7,135 | 0.4423% |
| 2023 | #10 | 7,841 | 0.4893% |
| 2022 | #10 | 8,967 | 0.5472% |
| 2021 | #11 | 8,237 | 0.5023% |
| 2020 | #14 | 7,845 | 0.4856% |
| 2019 | #16 | 7,798 | 0.4648% |
| 2018 | #23 | 6,932 | 0.4077% |
| 2017 | #37 | 5,355 | 0.3103% |
| 2016 | #77 | 3,685 | 0.2080% |
| 2015 | #112 | 2,809 | 0.1574% |
| 2014 | #142 | 2,341 | 0.1311% |
| 2013 | #183 | 1,747 | 0.0996% |
| 2012 | #225 | 1,414 | 0.0803% |
| 2011 | #279 | 1,145 | 0.0651% |
| 2010 | #342 | 942 | 0.0530% |
| 2009 | #324 | 1,015 | 0.0553% |
| 2008 | #397 | 808 | 0.0427% |
| 2007 | #452 | 713 | 0.0371% |
| 2006 | #514 | 592 | 0.0311% |
| 2005 | #594 | 477 | 0.0258% |
| 2004 | #724 | 369 | 0.0201% |
| 2003 | #887 | 272 | 0.0149% |
| 2002 | #1,158 | 178 | 0.0099% |
| 2001 | #1,208 | 169 | 0.0094% |
| 2000 | #1,324 | 144 | 0.0079% |
| 1999 | #1,555 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 1998 | #1,592 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 1997 | #1,714 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1996 | #2,029 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1995 | #2,540 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #2,648 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1993 | #4,476 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,622 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #4,422 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #6,001 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #4,604 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,213 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #12,428 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,628 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #7,999 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #6,129 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #7,059 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #5,755 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #6,141 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,578 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #7,710 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #8,157 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #7,270 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,996 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,240 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #9,595 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,966 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #4,944 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,324 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #7,373 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,282 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #6,101 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,639 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,755 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #6,505 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,956 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #6,066 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,236 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #5,059 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #4,099 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,766 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #4,762 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,560 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,712 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1943 | #3,175 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #2,164 | 17 | 0.0013% |
| 1941 | #2,482 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1940 | #3,391 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #2,515 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1938 | #2,518 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #2,054 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1936 | #2,461 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,817 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #2,142 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1933 | #1,812 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1932 | #1,412 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1931 | #1,923 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1930 | #1,783 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1929 | #1,298 | 34 | 0.0030% |
| 1928 | #1,529 | 28 | 0.0024% |
| 1927 | #1,292 | 38 | 0.0032% |
| 1926 | #1,859 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1925 | #1,169 | 44 | 0.0036% |
| 1924 | #1,425 | 34 | 0.0027% |
| 1923 | #1,010 | 56 | 0.0046% |
| 1922 | #1,087 | 50 | 0.0042% |
| 1921 | #950 | 61 | 0.0049% |
| 1920 | #1,095 | 47 | 0.0039% |
| 1919 | #1,048 | 48 | 0.0042% |
| 1918 | #1,095 | 45 | 0.0039% |
| 1917 | #1,007 | 49 | 0.0045% |
| 1916 | #888 | 58 | 0.0056% |
| 1915 | #1,088 | 39 | 0.0040% |
| 1914 | #884 | 44 | 0.0058% |
| 1913 | #920 | 34 | 0.0054% |
| 1912 | #914 | 31 | 0.0056% |
| 1911 | #915 | 23 | 0.0055% |
| 1910 | #696 | 38 | 0.0096% |
| 1909 | #784 | 27 | 0.0078% |
| 1908 | #607 | 39 | 0.0117% |
| 1907 | #662 | 33 | 0.0104% |
| 1906 | #725 | 26 | 0.0088% |
| 1905 | #648 | 30 | 0.0103% |
| 1904 | #637 | 30 | 0.0109% |
| 1903 | #637 | 28 | 0.0107% |
| 1902 | #588 | 32 | 0.0121% |
| 1901 | #674 | 23 | 0.0096% |
| 1900 | #651 | 30 | 0.0100% |
| 1899 | #559 | 30 | 0.0129% |
| 1898 | #577 | 32 | 0.0124% |
| 1897 | #483 | 36 | 0.0154% |
| 1896 | #603 | 27 | 0.0113% |
| 1895 | #653 | 23 | 0.0098% |
| 1894 | #530 | 30 | 0.0135% |
| 1893 | #543 | 27 | 0.0127% |
| 1892 | #559 | 25 | 0.0118% |
| 1891 | #531 | 24 | 0.0129% |
| 1890 | #545 | 24 | 0.0126% |
| 1889 | #593 | 19 | 0.0107% |
| 1888 | #520 | 24 | 0.0134% |
| 1887 | #483 | 22 | 0.0151% |
| 1886 | #502 | 20 | 0.0138% |
| 1885 | #567 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1884 | #492 | 18 | 0.0140% |
| 1883 | #474 | 17 | 0.0151% |
| 1881 | #403 | 18 | 0.0196% |
| 1880 | #444 | 15 | 0.0165% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,660 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,493 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,656 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #6,032 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,405 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,308 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,614 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,374 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,606 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #13,278 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,286 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,340 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,551 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #4,168 | 5 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Luna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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