Luna
#27 for girls in 2025, 6,076 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 8,977 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 87,715since 1880
Luna over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #27 | 6,076 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2024 | #13 | 7,164 | #8,312 | 9 |
| 2023 | #10 | 7,853 | #8,255 | 9 |
| 2022 | #10 | 8,977 | #5,874 | 15 |
| 2021 | #11 | 8,241 | #7,089 | 11 |
| 2020 | #14 | 7,850 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #16 | 7,800 | #8,215 | 9 |
| 2018 | #23 | 6,937 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #37 | 5,356 | #8,840 | 8 |
| 2016 | #77 | 3,688 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #112 | 2,809 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #142 | 2,341 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #183 | 1,747 | — | |
| 2012 | #225 | 1,414 | — | |
| 2011 | #279 | 1,145 | — | |
| 2010 | #342 | 942 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #324 | 1,015 | — | |
| 2008 | #397 | 808 | — | |
| 2007 | #452 | 713 | — | |
| 2006 | #512 | 592 | — | |
| 2005 | #594 | 477 | — | |
| 2004 | #724 | 369 | — | |
| 2003 | #886 | 272 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,156 | 178 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,206 | 169 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,318 | 144 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,548 | 109 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,587 | 103 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,707 | 91 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,014 | 69 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,516 | 50 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,627 | 47 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,393 | 23 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,522 | 20 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | — | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | — | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | — | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | — | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | — | |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | — | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | — | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | — | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | — | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | — | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,447 | 12 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,282 | 34 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,160 | 44 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,005 | 56 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,078 | 50 | — | |
| 1921 | #946 | 61 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 48 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #1,091 | 45 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,002 | 49 | — | |
| 1916 | #887 | 58 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,075 | 39 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #878 | 44 | — | |
| 1913 | #913 | 34 | — | |
| 1912 | #903 | 31 | — | |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #691 | 38 | — | |
| 1909 | #773 | 27 | — | |
| 1908 | #602 | 39 | — | |
| 1907 | #649 | 33 | — | |
| 1906 | #716 | 26 | — | |
| 1905 | #642 | 30 | — | |
| 1904 | #629 | 30 | — | |
| 1903 | #628 | 28 | — | |
| 1902 | #583 | 32 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 | — | |
| 1899 | #550 | 30 | — | |
| 1898 | #571 | 32 | — | |
| 1897 | #477 | 36 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #638 | 23 | — | |
| 1894 | #527 | 30 | — | |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | — | |
| 1892 | #554 | 25 | — | |
| 1891 | #524 | 24 | — | |
| 1890 | #538 | 24 | — | |
| 1889 | #589 | 19 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 | — | |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #393 | 18 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Luna was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Luna is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nevada#8 · 1 in 105
- California#14 · 1 in 170
- Arizona#20 · 1 in 187
- Delaware#21 · 1 in 133
- Oregon#25 · 1 in 184
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #8 | 103 | 1 in 105 |
| California | #14 | 1,154 | 1 in 170 |
| Arizona | #20 | 161 | 1 in 187 |
| Delaware | #21 | 19 | 1 in 133 |
| Oregon | #25 | 79 | 1 in 184 |
| Florida | #26 | 394 | 1 in 218 |
| Rhode Island | #27 | 21 | 1 in 135 |
| New Mexico | #28 | 34 | 1 in 171 |
| Colorado | #32 | 106 | 1 in 213 |
| Washington | #32 | 139 | 1 in 223 |
| Texas | #33 | 545 | 1 in 293 |
| Kansas | #35 | 56 | 1 in 214 |
| Hawaii | #39 | 17 | 1 in 171 |
| Montana | #39 | 16 | 1 in 171 |
| Alaska | #41 | 14 | 1 in 160 |
| New York | #42 | 305 | 1 in 289 |
| Vermont | #46 | 9 | 1 in 123 |
| Virginia | #48 | 125 | 1 in 288 |
| New Jersey | #51 | 129 | 1 in 279 |
| Kentucky | #54 | 65 | 1 in 275 |
| Connecticut | #55 | 47 | 1 in 250 |
| Wisconsin | #55 | 85 | 1 in 266 |
| Oklahoma | #58 | 51 | 1 in 309 |
| Michigan | #59 | 122 | 1 in 338 |
| Maine | #60 | 16 | 1 in 215 |
| Georgia | #62 | 131 | 1 in 360 |
| Massachusetts | #63 | 87 | 1 in 290 |
| North Carolina | #64 | 128 | 1 in 355 |
| Pennsylvania | #64 | 153 | 1 in 334 |
| Utah | #64 | 58 | 1 in 294 |
| Indiana | #65 | 92 | 1 in 327 |
| Iowa | #66 | 42 | 1 in 297 |
| Arkansas | #69 | 37 | 1 in 304 |
| Minnesota | #69 | 74 | 1 in 323 |
| Illinois | #70 | 147 | 1 in 378 |
| Nebraska | #70 | 25 | 1 in 314 |
| Tennessee | #71 | 83 | 1 in 369 |
| New Hampshire | #73 | 15 | 1 in 233 |
| Missouri | #75 | 73 | 1 in 356 |
| Wyoming | #76 | 6 | 1 in 176 |
| Louisiana | #78 | 51 | 1 in 390 |
| Maryland | #81 | 60 | 1 in 388 |
| South Carolina | #83 | 49 | 1 in 362 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 11 | 1 in 281 |
| Ohio | #86 | 120 | 1 in 431 |
| West Virginia | #89 | 17 | 1 in 345 |
| Idaho | #97 | 17 | 1 in 371 |
| Alabama | #100 | 40 | 1 in 479 |
| District of Columbia | #148 | 8 | 1 in 434 |
| North Dakota | #182 | 6 | 1 in 510 |
| Mississippi | #211 | 14 | 1 in 780 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Luna
- 14 spots since 2024 (#13 → #27)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#14 → #27)
- 85 spots since 2015 (#112 → #27)
- Biggest jump: 270 spots in 2003 (#1,156 → #886)
- Biggest drop: 207 spots in 1911 (#691 → #898)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #10 (8,977 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 2 yrs · run 2022–2023
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1883–1914
- Highest: 1 in 183 girls born in 2022 were named Luna (0.55%)
- Latest: 1 in 265 girls born in 2025 (0.38%)
- 52.6% of all girls named Luna (46,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 168 | #393 (1881) | #488 |
| 1890s | 278 | #477 (1897) | #551 |
| 1900s | 298 | #583 (1902) | #652 |
| 1910s | 409 | #691 (1910) | #938 |
| 1920s | 414 | #946 (1921) | #1,258 |
| 1930s | 173 | #1,382 (1932) | #1,989 |
| 1940s | 91 | #2,117 (1942) | #3,186 |
| 1950s | 44 | #4,011 (1951) | #5,080 |
| 1960s | 29 | #4,198 (1969) | #5,630 |
| 1970s | 67 | #4,761 (1970) | #6,597 |
| 1980s | 115 | #4,522 (1989) | #6,428 |
| 1990s | 552 | #1,548 (1999) | #3,108 |
| 2000s | 4,737 | #324 (2009) | #757 |
| 2010s | 34,179 | #16 (2019) | #144 |
| 2020s | 46,161 | #10 (2022) | #14 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Luna in 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 322 of them was named Luna, which outranked 99.8% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 231,370 of them was named Luna, which outranked 38.0% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,140Zorian9
- #8,140Zubayr9
- #8,140Zyren9
- #8,840Luna8
- #8,840Aadan8
- #8,840Aamari8
- #8,840Aarit8
- #9,696Aadesh7
- #9,696Aadin7
- #9,696Aadish7
Tied with 855 names at #8,840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.