Luna Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Luna

Luna Name Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: loo-nah
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Luna Name Meaning

A name with beauty straight from the heavens, Luna means “the moon” in Latin. She’s also the Roman goddess of the moon, often depicted gallivanting in her ornate chariot.

Little Luna is on-par with similar celestial names Aurora and Nova, a trend that is taking the charts by surprise. Despite being a bit wordy in her roots, she’s familiar in feel to Lucy and Louisa, winning over parents with her delicate sound.

Short and sweet girl names are all the rage, with Remi, Mila, and Zoey all keeping Luna company in her rise to prominence. She may be astrological in her roots, but she’s completely at home here on Earth among her peers. Luna frequents the pages of fiction from Harry Potter to Marvel comics. She’s also seen in anime and film, her appeal irresistible to writers seeking otherworldly monikers.

Luna’s moonlit origins give her a subtle romantic appeal, similar to Isabella and Julietta without all the fuss. She’s simple yet devastating in her beauty, turning heads with her use as she’s still unexpected despite her rise in popularity. A little Luna stands apart in a crowd, her ethereal presence distinct from the Sophias and Emmas.

Nicknames include the petite Lou and the adorable Lulu, while variants like Lunetta will leave you breathless.

Luna Name Popularity

How popular is the name Luna? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	704	11	0.0031%
1911	712	11	0.003%
1912	828	12	0.0024%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	988	12	0.0017%
1915	1,122	11	0.0012%
1916	759	44	0.0046%
1917	985	20	0.002%
1918	1,016	21	0.002%
1919	978	22	0.0021%
1920	1,104	17	0.0015%
1921	890	36	0.0031%
1922	1,030	23	0.0021%
1923	979	26	0.0023%
1924	1,606	5	0.0004%
1925	1,269	12	0.0011%
1926	1,565	5	0.0005%
1927	1,139	16	0.0014%
1928	1,696	5	0.0005%
1929	1,372	7	0.0007%
1930	—	0	0%
1931	—	0	0%
1932	1,126	13	0.0013%
1933	—	0	0%
1934	1,410	6	0.0006%
1935	1,480	5	0.0005%
1936	1,386	6	0.0006%
1937	—	0	0%
1938	—	0	0%
1939	1,382	6	0.0006%
1940	—	0	0%
1941	—	0	0%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	—	0	0%
1944	—	0	0%
1945	—	0	0%
1946	—	0	0%
1947	—	0	0%
1948	—	0	0%
1949	—	0	0%
1950	—	0	0%
1951	—	0	0%
1952	—	0	0%
1953	—	0	0%
1954	—	0	0%
1955	—	0	0%
1956	—	0	0%
1957	—	0	0%
1958	—	0	0%
1959	—	0	0%
1960	—	0	0%
1961	—	0	0%
1962	—	0	0%
1963	—	0	0%
1964	—	0	0%
1965	—	0	0%
1966	—	0	0%
1967	—	0	0%
1968	—	0	0%
1969	—	0	0%
1970	2,356	6	0.0004%
1971	—	0	0%
1972	—	0	0%
1973	—	0	0%
1974	—	0	0%
1975	—	0	0%
1976	—	0	0%
1977	—	0	0%
1978	—	0	0%
1979	—	0	0%
1980	2,776	6	0.0004%
1981	—	0	0%
1982	3,191	5	0.0003%
1983	—	0	0%
1984	2,737	6	0.0004%
1985	—	0	0%
1986	—	0	0%
1987	—	0	0%
1988	3,110	6	0.0004%
1989	—	0	0%
1990	—	0	0%
1991	—	0	0%
1992	—	0	0%
1993	3,042	8	0.0005%
1994	1,951	29	0.0019%
1995	2,305	18	0.0012%
1996	1,625	47	0.0031%
1997	1,580	52	0.0035%
1998	1,381	74	0.0049%
1999	1,520	60	0.004%
2000	1,310	92	0.006%
2001	1,153	125	0.0083%
2002	1,123	134	0.0089%
2003	893	218	0.0143%
2004	712	328	0.0215%
2005	608	422	0.0276%
2006	516	548	0.035%
2007	453	672	0.0426%
2008	399	765	0.0495%
2009	323	981	0.0656%
2010	336	912	0.0633%
2011	274	1,117	0.0784%
2012	222	1,380	0.0968%
2013	182	1,725	0.1212%
2014	141	2,328	0.1598%
2015	110	2,792	0.1919%
2016	77	3,654	0.2534%
2017	37	5,320	0.3812%
2018	23	6,897	0.502%
2019	16	7,755	0.5729%
2020	14	7,663	0.602%
2021	12	7,579	0.62%
2022	10	8,922	0.6763%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Luna

If you like Luna, you’ll love these other names like Luna.

What names are diminutives of Luna?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Luna sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Luna, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Lulu	Precious; pearl; calm, peaceful, protected	Latin

What names are variants of Luna?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Luna.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Luneth	Moon	Latin
Lunetta	Moon	Latin
Lunette	Idol, image, shape; moon	Welsh
Lunneta	Moon	Latin

What names sound like Luna?

If you like how Luna sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Luna.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Lana	Little rock	English
Lena	Woman from Magdala	Hebrew
Lina	Palm tree	Latin
Lona	A short form of Alonsa.
Luana	Enjoyment	Polynesian
Lucy	Of the light	English
Lyna	Light; palm tree	Slavic
Una	One	Latin

What names are similar to Luna?

Find a name that’s like Luna, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Aria	Vocal solo	English

Aura	Wind	Latin
Aurora	Goddess of dawn	Latin
Dahlia	Dahlia flower	Scandinavian
Gia	God is gracious	Italian
Mila	Dear and gracious	Slavic
Nova	New	Latin
Phoebe	Bright and pure	Greek
Skye	Isle of Skye	English
Stella	Celestial star	Latin

Lists With Luna

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Luna.

Siblings of Luna

Mamas with kids named Luna also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Sabryna		Celtic
Ashton	Ash tree town	English
Kimmy	Cyneburg's field	English
Sakura	Cherry blossom	Japanese
Yuna	Kindness	Japanese
Everly	From the boar meadow	English

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44 Comments

Angie Aug 29 at 1:57 pm

Our daughter was born the week of the full moon and as we waited for her arrival we watched the moon grow and wane. And minutes before her birth the Waning Gibbous moon was large and beautiful.

There’s also so many tiny other reasons Luna was meant to be her name. ?

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Katrina Apr 20 at 4:04 pm

I picked the name Luna because of a show my partner and I watched as kids called bear in the big blue house. There was a sweet character named Luna that was the moon and would sing with Bear at the end of each episode!

I like that it represents my youth and also the moon and magic.

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Luna Marie Jan 21 at 5:25 pm

I have always been known as starface, so it seemed only appropriate to name her as my MOON.

I wish it wasn’t as popular but I still love the name

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Aveline Oct 6 at 10:31 am

Luna is related to the moon.

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Anne Aug 6 at 6:39 am

I think Luna means wisdom and peace. I want to name my daughter Luna if she is smart.

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Chantelle Aug 2 at 1:03 pm

Luna Vera was a name her dad and I both instantly knew was hers to keep.
We love the moon rises at our lake house. We hope she will always know that she can shine her moonlight during times that are both easy and hard in life and may she be that light to others if they may need it..

Vera means True – and it comes from my mums name Veronika

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Sarah Jul 22 at 10:28 am

We wanted a name that was nature themed and we’re going back and forth with a few. We decided on Luna because of its meaning “goddess of the moon”. When we were considering it, we were sitting in her nursery and noticed a lot of the artwork we put up had moons. This was completely unintentional and just felt like a sign!

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Lucy Tiller Mar 15 at 5:15 pm

Before I fell pregnant, me and her dad both said that we have always wanted to call our daughter (if we were to have one, which we did), Luna, we had both thought this before we even met, so as soon as we found out we were having a girl, it was an easy name to agree on!

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Tara Mar 10 at 4:44 am

I think we are all ruled and linked to the moon and Luna is the name of a moon goddess. I have had visions of my daughter through a shamanic journeying session before she was born and also when she was growing inside me and I recieved multiple signs from my angels in the way of waking up to specific angel numbers during my pregnancy, to butterflies circling her pram inside a coffee shop after she was born.

Our Friends and family have also had visions of her and they can feel her spiritual connection to the universe.

My name means star in Hindi and I know my daughter will shine her bright light through this universe. I named her Sparkle in my belly before her gender was confirmed so her name is Luna and her middle name is Sparkle.

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Luna Pap Feb 11 at 1:43 am

I’m so comfortable reading this while my name is Luna! I always wanted to know my name’s information!

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- Cody roberts Apr 6 at 4:14 pm
  
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Alicia May 29 at 11:06 pm

I’ve always loved the moon. It means a lot to me and so I wanted to name my daughter Luna

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Lindsey May 19 at 10:48 am

We always had Luna on our top 3 list of names and she happened to be born on a Super full moon lunar eclipse! It was just so fitting. We chose Renee as her middle name after my mom.
Luna is a rainbow baby after I lost a baby 13 years ago so I am loving every minute of it, she is such a joy!

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Amber May 10 at 7:02 am

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Andrea Mar 29 at 9:06 am

Because she came to brighten our lives

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Ashley Jan 5 at 7:54 am

We chose Luna because we heard it one day and just fell in love with it. She is our light in the dark. The day we found out I was pregnant was the same day my boyfriend had to say goodbye to his grandmother. She is a wide eyed beauty and already so strong. She has a huge personality and she’s only 2 weeks old.

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Alexis Jan 3 at 6:46 am

We wanted something that was simple but not too common, as well as wanting a name people won’t mispronounce and was able to be said in both English and Spanish.

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Sandra Dec 6 at 12:07 am

Well my little boy would always tell us if it’s a baby sister I would love for her to me name Luna like the moon and of course we feel in love with the name

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Renee Dec 1 at 7:14 am

She is the moon and her sister is the sun

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Ashley Nov 26 at 12:46 pm

Luna is one of my top favorite names, I have three daughters and my youngest is a year old and we decided to name her Luna Mae because both of those names share beautiful!

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- Sarah Nov 26 at 4:27 pm
  
  I love the name luna. We named our daughter who is 10 months old Luna-May
  
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Hilary Sep 20 at 2:37 pm

Luna Mae is the perfect combination of new age and southern, has a certain ring to it especially with our 3 syllable last name, and its a tribute to literature as well as being ancestral.

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Hosanna Jul 28 at 7:47 am

Her name is Luna Aurora. Luna since I wanted to give her a Latin name and she came in a season of darkness for us. We tell her she was the light in our season of grief. Aurora for my bisabuela who created all of our families traditional meal recipes. My cultural identity is very tied to those home recipes and I wanted to pass on the beautiful name of my great grandmother.

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Leanna Jul 10 at 5:01 pm

My dad always told me “I love you to the moon and back,” this rang in my head over and over again as we were deciding on a name. We have this sign in our bathroom that was there when I first found out I was pregnant and it says “the amo a la Luna y de regreso” Luna was staring at us from the very beginning. We love our girl and as soon as she was born we knew there was no other name for her!

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Kimmy S. esquivel Jun 9 at 8:58 am

I was looking at the skye so i saw a star and it give an idea to name it lunaaa

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Bareen Mar 15 at 12:25 am

We decided to name our daughter Luna because it wasn’t very common but heard of and it means moon which we loved. Her name was chosen last minute, we choose many girl names but in the end fell in love with the name Luna. Also, our sons name is Roj which means sun in Kurdish so it goes very well with his name.

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Leslie Nov 24 at 3:00 am

We wanted to find a name that can easily be pronounced in English, Spanish and German. My husband and I instantly fell in love with Luna as soon as we heard it and it really suits her!

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Alaina Sep 6 at 6:13 pm

My husband is Latin American and our baby was conceived in Costa Rica so we choose a name that has a beautiful Spanish meaning, Moon!

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Gabrielle Jun 18 at 8:45 pm

I love the moon ?

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Mariela May 18 at 5:18 pm

We choose Luna because the name isn’t common
Don’t dislike nothing

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Kristen May 17 at 9:36 am

We loved the way it sounded. It is short and sweet. We also loved that it means the moon.

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Tia Mar 16 at 8:35 am

We wanted something not very common but not unheard of. Plus her name translates to moon in a lot of languages a d she is our moon and stars.

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Megan Bourbeau Feb 18 at 8:45 am

We wanted a uncommon but not completely unknown name for her. We love that Luna is moon in more than one language because she is our moon and stars

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Eva Jan 10 at 11:02 am

Luna means moon. When I think of the moon, I think of a full moon and there always being light in the dark. I miscarried in Oct 2018, Luna is my rainbow baby. She is my light in the dark. Her middle name is Rayne. In French Rayne means Queen. Strength. She is in the NICU but I know she has the strength of a Queen to make it through.

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Kasia Dec 19 at 6:47 am

It was obvious from the day I found out I was pregnant, that the only name for a girl (we did not know child;s gender until she was born) was going to be Luna, it was meant to be!
it is a beautiful, rare name,
just like one of the readers above I am a bit -maybe not worried but – stunned seeing how many dog Lunas I see nowadays, hope it won’t feel wrong in the future, it is a girl’s name and we live in Europe (Poland and UK)

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Ashley Aug 16 at 10:31 am

Mom and dad of Luna were unsure of gender but before baby was born in the comfort of our home dad took a walk outside before his first born,laid eyes on the big full moon and was feeling the name Luna if a girl. She was born a girl.

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- Yolanda Blaauw Jul 17 at 8:15 am
  
  I had a similar experience, I was sure I had miscarried my baby until I saw the image of a baby in the full moon. I was both freaked out and filled with relief at the same time. Then the name Luna came to me…..I have never looked back and I was happy when daddy loved the name too.
  
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Jennilee Aug 16 at 10:13 am

I love all things that have to do with nature and our world. Luna really stuck out to me because it sounds like a name given to the goddess of the moon. We love her name and it fits our little moon baby’s personality. The only con is that a lot of people like to name their dog Luna ????

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Madeline Aug 1 at 6:05 am

She was my light in a dark time and I loved the name

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Nicole Jul 10 at 6:32 pm

We had boy/girl twins and I fell in love with the name Luna. Her brother is Orion. They’re my little moon and stars!

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Kim Apr 13 at 1:49 pm

I’m a little bit witchy and I feel so completely drawn to the moon and Luna means “moon” is Spanish (my husband and his family speak Spanish too so they all really liked it). Also, I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and anyone who knows Harry Potter knows Luna Lovegood is such a gem of a character. ALSO it was one of the few names both my husband and I agreed on. Luna is such a beautiful name! I don’t know any other Lunas, even though now that I have a Luna I feel like I hear and see the name everywhere. It’s unique, it’s pronounceable, and it’s easy to spell. Also, nicknames! Lulu, Lu, Lilu (any Fifth Element fans?… short for “Little Luna” too.)

She LOOKS like a Luna, too. After she came out and I saw her sweet face I knew she was a Luna. I was skeptical about how a baby could “look” like they belonged to a name but the first time I saw my girl I knew we had chosen the right name for her.

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Christa Apr 11 at 6:45 pm

I named my daughter in honor of Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter series. Luna is a person who is unafraid of being different; she is confident and secure in her uniqueness. She is also kind and honest and imaginative. These are all traits I hope to help my Luna foster!! Also, Luna means moon, and the peaceful serenity and quiet wisdom of the moon was a factor in loving the name as well!

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- Anna A Apr 16 at 1:31 am
  
  I’m planning to name my daughter Luna Serena <3
  
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  - Kayla May 24 at 11:27 pm
    
    That’s a really pretty name
    
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