Luna
Latin, “moon”; the Roman moon goddess, relaunched for modern parents partly by Harry Potter’s Luna Lovegood.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Latin for moon; Harry Potter's Luna Lovegood and a string of high-profile celebrity babies pulled it from obscurity to the top 10.
Luna appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2016 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2022, when 8,977 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 10 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 27 for girls. All told, 87,834 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 168 | No. 393 |
| 1890s | 278 | No. 477 |
| 1900s | 298 | No. 583 |
| 1910s | 409 | No. 691 |
| 1920s | 414 | No. 946 |
| 1930s | 173 | No. 1382 |
| 1940s | 91 | No. 2117 |
| 1950s | 44 | No. 4011 |
| 1960s | 29 | No. 4198 |
| 1970s | 67 | No. 4761 |
| 1980s | 115 | No. 4522 |
| 1990s | 552 | No. 1548 |
| 2000s | 4,737 | No. 324 |
| 2010s | 34,179 | No. 16 |
| 2020s | 46,161 | No. 10 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.