Luna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Luna is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning moon. In Roman mythology, Luna was the divine personification of the Moon.

From Wikipedia

Luna first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 132 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 8,967 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7,135 girls (rank #13). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Luna

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Luna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

81,677

Total babies (all years)

132

Years in the data

8,967

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Harry Potter: Luna Lovegood — dreamy, sharp Ravenclaw

Famous people named Luna

Luna Lovegoodmagizoologist · b. 1981

Stories about the name Luna

My wife is a night-shift nurse. Our daughter was born at 2am on a night with a full moon. Some names choose you.

— Eduardo, Tucson AZ, 2021

It felt like something out of a dream I'd had a long time ago. I know that's not a helpful explanation. It was just the right name.

— Moira, Santa Fe NM, 2022

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	15	#444
1881	18	#403
1883	17	#474
1884	18	#492
1885	15	#567
1886	20	#502
1887	22	#483
1888	24	#520
1889	19	#593
1890	24	#545
1891	24	#531
1892	25	#559
1893	27	#543
1894	30	#530
1895	23	#653
1896	27	#603
1897	36	#483
1898	32	#577
1899	30	#559
1900	30	#651
1901	23	#674
1902	32	#588
1903	28	#637
1904	30	#637
1905	30	#648
1906	26	#725
1907	33	#662
1908	39	#607
1909	27	#784
1910	38	#696
1911	23	#915
1912	31	#914
1913	34	#920
1914	44	#884
1915	39	#1,088
1916	58	#888
1917	49	#1,007
1918	45	#1,095
1919	48	#1,048
1920	47	#1,095
1921	61	#950
1922	50	#1,087
1923	56	#1,010
1924	34	#1,425
1925	44	#1,169
1926	22	#1,859
1927	38	#1,292
1928	28	#1,529
1929	34	#1,298
1930	21	#1,783
1931	18	#1,923
1932	29	#1,412
1933	19	#1,812
1934	15	#2,142
1935	19	#1,817
1936	12	#2,461
1937	16	#2,054
1938	12	#2,518
1939	12	#2,515
1940	8	#3,391
1941	13	#2,482
1942	17	#2,164
1943	10	#3,175
1944	12	#2,712
1945	8	#3,560
1946	6	#4,762
1948	9	#3,766
1949	8	#4,099
1950	6	#5,059
1951	8	#4,236
1952	5	#6,066
1954	7	#4,956
1956	5	#6,505
1957	8	#4,755
1958	5	#6,639
1960	6	#6,101
1962	6	#6,282
1964	5	#7,373
1969	12	#4,324
1970	11	#4,944
1972	11	#4,966
1974	5	#9,595
1975	9	#6,240
1976	8	#6,996
1977	8	#7,270
1978	7	#8,157
1979	8	#7,710
1980	10	#6,578
1981	11	#6,141
1982	12	#5,755
1983	9	#7,059
1984	11	#6,129
1985	8	#7,999
1986	13	#5,628
1987	5	#12,428
1988	16	#5,213
1989	20	#4,604
1990	15	#6,001
1991	23	#4,422
1992	22	#4,622
1993	23	#4,476
1994	47	#2,648
1995	50	#2,540
1996	69	#2,029
1997	91	#1,714
1998	103	#1,592
1999	109	#1,555
2000	144	#1,324
2001	169	#1,208
2002	178	#1,158
2003	272	#887
2004	369	#724
2005	477	#594
2006	592	#514
2007	713	#452
2008	808	#397
2009	1,015	#324
2010	942	#342
2011	1,145	#279
2012	1,414	#225
2013	1,747	#183
2014	2,341	#142
2015	2,809	#112
2016	3,685	#77
2017	5,355	#37
2018	6,932	#23
2019	7,798	#16
2020	7,845	#14
2021	8,237	#11
2022	8,967	#10
2023	7,841	#10
2024	7,135	#13