Given name & surname
Moon
“born beneath the moon; a dreamer”
Moon is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “born beneath the moon; a dreamer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born beneath the moon; a dreamer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
From German Mohn, from Chinese 文 (Wén), from Cantonese 滿 (“full; complete”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 627
- 162 boys · 465 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 95 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #3,123 for girls · #6,691 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +160%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,123 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 142.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,478 as a first name in 2020; 45,833 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.
Moon’s family of names
In English usage, Moon as a surname has a related form in Mohan. In English usage, Moon as a surname has a related form in MUN. In English usage, Moon as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Мун.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Moon has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Moon
- Moon ZappaAmerican singer, and actress.born 1967
- Moon Ribasartistborn 1985
- Moon LandrieuAmerican politician (1930–2022)
- Moon Jong-upSouth Korean singer and actorborn 1995
- Moon LeeHong Kong actor and dancerborn 1965
- Moon LauHong Kong actressborn 1989
- Moon DuchinAmerican mathematician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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