Given name & surname
Luna
“the moon”
Luna is a feminine given name from Middle English (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “the moon.” It is used in English, Spanish, German, Italian, and 5 other languages.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
From Middle English lune, from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In mythological stories, Luna is associated with the goddess of the moon.
Luna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87,834
- 119 boys · 87,715 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 8,992 babies
- 2025
- 6,085
- #27 for girls · #8,660 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6,076 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 27 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (998). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 37,464 as a first name in 2020; 106,387 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Luna’s family of names
In English usage, Luna shares an earlier linguistic root with Roxane. Luna has a related form in Lunette. In Polish usage, Luna shares an earlier linguistic root with Roksana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Luna has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Luna
- Luna BlaiseAmerican actress and singerborn 2001
- Luna MayaIndonesian actress, presenter and singerborn 1983
- Luna WedlerSwiss actressborn 1999
- Luna MijovićBosnian actressborn 1991
- Luna FokkeDutch field hockey playerborn 2001
- Luna SchweigerGerman child actressborn 1997
- Luna LeopoldAmerican geomorphologist and hydrologist (1915–2006)
- Luna AlcalayAustrian pianist, educator and composer (1928–2012)
- Luna HarunaJapanese singer and modelborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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