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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nevada#10 · 1 in 107
- California#10 · 1 in 131
- Hawaii#11 · 1 in 90
- Arizona#11 · 1 in 127
- Oregon#12 · 1 in 126
Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #10 | 1,442 | 1 in 131 |
| Nevada | #10 | 99 | 1 in 107 |
| Arizona | #11 | 232 | 1 in 127 |
| Hawaii | #11 | 32 | 1 in 90 |
| Oregon | #12 | 111 | 1 in 126 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 45 | 1 in 129 |
| Florida | #14 | 517 | 1 in 165 |
| Washington | #16 | 187 | 1 in 163 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 82 | 1 in 191 |
| New Jersey | #21 | 193 | 1 in 186 |
| Texas | #21 | 752 | 1 in 211 |
| Vermont | #23 | 12 | 1 in 92 |
| Alaska | #25 | 16 | 1 in 128 |
| Rhode Island | #25 | 23 | 1 in 121 |
| New York | #27 | 407 | 1 in 213 |
| Indiana | #30 | 131 | 1 in 227 |
| Colorado | #33 | 98 | 1 in 227 |
| South Dakota | #33 | 19 | 1 in 161 |
| Kentucky | #35 | 79 | 1 in 225 |
| Montana | #35 | 18 | 1 in 152 |
| Pennsylvania | #35 | 203 | 1 in 248 |
| Virginia | #35 | 152 | 1 in 236 |
| Wisconsin | #35 | 107 | 1 in 208 |
| Connecticut | #36 | 62 | 1 in 187 |
| Maryland | #36 | 101 | 1 in 231 |
| Massachusetts | #36 | 121 | 1 in 203 |
| Kansas | #40 | 54 | 1 in 223 |
| Illinois | #41 | 194 | 1 in 276 |
| Iowa | #42 | 55 | 1 in 223 |
| North Carolina | #42 | 168 | 1 in 268 |
| Tennessee | #43 | 117 | 1 in 266 |
| Delaware | #45 | 14 | 1 in 177 |
| Georgia | #45 | 159 | 1 in 291 |
| Maine | #45 | 20 | 1 in 171 |
| Michigan | #45 | 154 | 1 in 261 |
| Utah | #46 | 71 | 1 in 235 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 16 | 1 in 190 |
| Ohio | #48 | 194 | 1 in 263 |
| Minnesota | #52 | 93 | 1 in 253 |
| West Virginia | #52 | 24 | 1 in 234 |
| Nebraska | #53 | 30 | 1 in 250 |
| Missouri | #58 | 90 | 1 in 294 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 55 | 1 in 356 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 6 | 1 in 161 |
| North Dakota | #78 | 12 | 1 in 248 |
| Alabama | #81 | 51 | 1 in 367 |
| Idaho | #91 | 17 | 1 in 353 |
| Arkansas | #92 | 30 | 1 in 367 |
| South Carolina | #94 | 42 | 1 in 421 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 22 | 1 in 489 |
| New Hampshire | #136 | 8 | 1 in 445 |
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 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 245 of them was named Luna, which outranked 99.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 363,232 of them was named Luna, which outranked 13.9% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,962 names at #12,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.