Lunar
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LOO-nur
- Origin
- English
Lunar is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “of the moon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lunar mean?
English: from the English word lunar, from Latin luna
“of the moon”
From the English word lunar, meaning of the moon, which comes from the Latin luna.
Is Lunar a girl's or a boy's name?
Lunar is a girls' name.
How popular is Lunar in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lunar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lunar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
Names like Lunar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harper, Esme, Piper, Primrose, Ivy, Margot, Rosa, Maria, Aria, Dua, Ayla, Olive
Names related to Lunar
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lunar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lunar, updated 20 October 2026.