Luna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOO-na
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #60 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #27 for girls
Luna is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “moon”. In 2025 it ranked 60th for girls in the UK (809 babies) and 27th for girls in the US (6,076 babies).
What does Luna mean?
Latin
“moon”
Latin and Spanish for moon; Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon.
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Is Luna a girl's or a boy's name?
Luna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 809 girls in the UK and 6,076 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Luna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #60among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 809about 1 in 340 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 809 girls in the UK were named Luna, making it the 60th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 39th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 1,345 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Luna than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Luna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 59th in England and Wales, 106th in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#48).
Luna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 809 | #60 |
| 2024 | 964 | #51 |
| 2023 | 1,148 | #41 |
| 2022 | 1,263 | #38 |
| 2021 | 1,345 | #36 |
| 2020 | 1,303 | #39 |
| 2019 | 1,298 | #40 |
| 2018 | 1,234 | #47 |
| 2017 | 1,160 | #54 |
| 2016 | 762 | #80 |
| 2015 | 467 | #133 |
| 2014 | 405 | #155 |
| 2013 | 237 | #235 |
| 2012 | 151 | #352 |
| 2011 | 129 | #392 |
| 2010 | 80 | #554 |
| 2009 | 70 | #597 |
| 2008 | 65 | #634 |
| 2007 | 52 | #714 |
| 2006 | 55 | #650 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Luna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #27among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6,076about 1 in 260 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6,076 girls in the US were named Luna, making it the 27th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 14th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8,977 girls. 9 boys were also named Luna in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Luna than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Luna in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Luna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,076 | #27 |
| 2024 | 7,164 | #13 |
| 2023 | 7,853 | #10 |
| 2022 | 8,977 | #10 |
| 2021 | 8,241 | #11 |
| 2020 | 7,850 | #14 |
| 2019 | 7,800 | #16 |
| 2018 | 6,937 | #23 |
| 2017 | 5,356 | #37 |
| 2016 | 3,688 | #77 |
| 2015 | 2,809 | #112 |
| 2014 | 2,341 | #142 |
| 2013 | 1,747 | #183 |
| 2012 | 1,414 | #225 |
| 2011 | 1,145 | #279 |
| 2010 | 942 | #342 |
| 2009 | 1,015 | #324 |
| 2008 | 808 | #397 |
| 2007 | 713 | #452 |
| 2006 | 592 | #512 |
| 2005 | 477 | #594 |
| 2004 | 369 | #724 |
| 2003 | 272 | #886 |
| 2002 | 178 | #1,155 |
| 2001 | 169 | #1,205 |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,316 |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,546 |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,705 |
| 1996 | 69 | #2,012 |
| 1995 | 50 | #2,511 |
| 1994 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,891 |
| 1948 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,624 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,447 |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,999 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,385 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,779 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,382 |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,875 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,747 |
| 1929 | 34 | #1,281 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,501 |
| 1927 | 38 | #1,278 |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,829 |
| 1925 | 44 | #1,160 |
| 1924 | 34 | #1,409 |
| 1923 | 56 | #1,005 |
| 1922 | 50 | #1,078 |
| 1921 | 61 | #946 |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,087 |
| 1919 | 48 | #1,042 |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,091 |
| 1917 | 49 | #1,002 |
| 1916 | 58 | #887 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,075 |
| 1914 | 44 | #878 |
| 1913 | 34 | #913 |
| 1912 | 31 | #903 |
| 1911 | 23 | #898 |
| 1910 | 38 | #691 |
| 1909 | 27 | #773 |
| 1908 | 39 | #602 |
| 1907 | 33 | #649 |
| 1906 | 26 | #716 |
| 1905 | 30 | #642 |
| 1904 | 30 | #629 |
| 1903 | 28 | #628 |
| 1902 | 32 | #583 |
| 1901 | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | 30 | #639 |
| 1899 | 30 | #550 |
| 1898 | 32 | #571 |
| 1897 | 36 | #477 |
| 1896 | 27 | #594 |
| 1895 | 23 | #638 |
| 1894 | 30 | #527 |
| 1893 | 27 | #535 |
| 1892 | 25 | #554 |
| 1891 | 24 | #524 |
| 1890 | 24 | #538 |
| 1889 | 19 | #589 |
| 1888 | 24 | #512 |
| 1887 | 22 | #471 |
| 1886 | 20 | #491 |
| 1885 | 15 | #557 |
| 1884 | 18 | #479 |
| 1883 | 17 | #465 |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #393 |
| 1880 | 15 | #435 |
Nicknames for Luna
- Lu
Names like Luna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyla Nova Lyra Mila Orla Aurora Arabella Emilia Zara Myla Isla Bella
Other spellings of Luna
Names related to Luna
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Emily Florence Mabel Nora Rosie Max Lucy Julian Clara Anthony Austin Felix
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Luna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/luna, updated 20 October 2026.