Baby name meaning

Luna

The moon · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

Luna is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “The moon”.

How popular is Luna?

In England & Wales, Luna ranked #48 among girls' names in 2024, with 908 babies given the name — up from #146 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2022, when it reached #34.

In the United States, Luna was the #14 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Luna — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Luna over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #5,059US 1960: #6,102US 1970: #4,944US 1980: #6,578US 1990: #6,000US 2000: #1,324US 2010: #342US 2020: #14England & Wales 2024: #48United StatesEngland & Wales
Luna’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Luna in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#2,9245
2000#1,54312
2005#1,06124
2010#52876
2015#130439
2020#361,216
2022#341,174
2024#48908

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