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

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Peak · girls
2022 · 8,977 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
87,715
since 1880

Luna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #10, 2022girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#276,076#8,2439
2024#137,164#8,3129
2023#107,853#8,2559
2022#108,977#5,87415
2021#118,241#7,08911
2020#147,850#7,03411
2019#167,800#8,2159
2018#236,937#12,1565
2017#375,356#8,8408
2016#773,688#10,7446
2015#1122,809#12,0865
2014#1422,341#12,1085
2013#1831,747
2012#2251,414
2011#2791,145
2010#342942#9,6937
2009#3241,015
2008#397808
2007#452713
2006#512592
2005#594477
2004#724369
2003#886272
2002#1,156178
2001#1,206169
2000#1,318144
1999#1,548109
1998#1,587103
1997#1,70791
1996#2,01469
1995#2,51650
1994#2,62747
1993#4,39323
1992#4,52822
1991#4,32923
1990#5,83515
1989#4,52220
1988#5,06516
1987#11,3255
1986#5,45913
1985#7,5638
1984#5,89911
1983#6,7059
1982#5,53412
1981#5,88511
1980#6,31910
1979#7,3138
1978#7,6497
1977#6,8928
1976#6,6118
1975#5,9849
1974#8,7755
1973
1972#4,79311
1971
1970#4,76111
1969#4,19812
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964#6,7675
1963
1962#5,8606
1961
1960#5,6966
1959
1958#6,1035
1957#4,5368
1956#5,9525
1955
1954#4,6557
1953
1952#5,5635
1951#4,0118
1950#4,7386
1949#3,8928
1948#3,5939
1947
1946#4,4176
1945#3,3888
1944#2,62512
1943#3,04010
1942#2,11717
1941#2,39713
1940#3,2088
1939#2,41712
1938#2,44712
1937#1,99916
1936#2,38612
1935#1,77919
1934#2,08715
1933#1,77319
1932#1,38229
1931#1,87618
1930#1,74821
1929#1,28234
1928#1,50228
1927#1,27838
1926#1,83022
1925#1,16044
1924#1,40934
1923#1,00556
1922#1,07850
1921#94661
1920#1,08747
1919#1,04248#4,1685
1918#1,09145
1917#1,00249
1916#88758
1915#1,07539#3,8255
1914#87844
1913#91334
1912#90331
1911#89823
1910#69138
1909#77327
1908#60239
1907#64933
1906#71626
1905#64230
1904#62930
1903#62828
1902#58332
1901#65923
1900#63930
1899#55030
1898#57132
1897#47736
1896#59427
1895#63823
1894#52730
1893#53527
1892#55425
1891#52424
1890#53824
1889#58919
1888#51224
1887#47122
1886#49120
1885#55715
1884#47918
1883#46517
1882
1881#39318
1880#43515
First appearance
1880

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 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedNHWashington: #360 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #452 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsMNIllinois: #437 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsILWisconsin: #405 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,885 girlsWIMichigan: #549 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsMINew York: #321 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsNYMassachusetts: #415 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedRIOregon: #205 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 823 girlsORNevada: #122 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 458 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedSDIowa: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsIAIndiana: #763 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,962 girlsINOhio: #726 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,188 girlsOHPennsylvania: #558 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,035 girlsPANew Jersey: #255 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsNJConnecticut: #308 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsCTCalifornia: #152 for girls · 285 births · 1 in 766 girlsCAUtah: #390 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsUTColorado: #302 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsCONebraska: #327 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsNEMissouri: #467 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsMOKentucky: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #536 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsVAMaryland: #409 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedDEArizona: #232 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 986 girlsAZNew Mexico: #188 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 668 girlsNMKansas: #454 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,966 girlsKSArkansas: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,360 girlsARTennessee: #723 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,815 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #412 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #582 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,651 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #712 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,442 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedALGeorgia: #460 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,113 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Luna, so not publishedHITexas: #273 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsTXFlorida: #228 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#122 · 1 in 458
  2. California#152 · 1 in 766
  3. New Mexico#188 · 1 in 668
  4. Oregon#205 · 1 in 823
  5. Florida#228 · 1 in 1,128

Best ever in a state: #3 in Hawaii, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#122251 in 458
California#1522851 in 766
New Mexico#188121 in 668
Oregon#205191 in 823
Florida#228731 in 1,128
Arizona#232341 in 986
New Jersey#255311 in 1,236
Texas#2731241 in 1,344
Colorado#302191 in 1,255
Connecticut#30891 in 1,402
New York#321591 in 1,606
Nebraska#32771 in 1,172
Washington#360201 in 1,568
Utah#390111 in 1,731
Wisconsin#405131 in 1,885
Maryland#409131 in 1,902
North Carolina#412231 in 2,018
Massachusetts#415131 in 2,019
Illinois#437291 in 2,181
Iowa#44871 in 1,889
Minnesota#452121 in 2,066
Kansas#45471 in 1,966
Georgia#460241 in 2,113
Missouri#467121 in 2,334
Kentucky#47981 in 2,411
Virginia#536141 in 2,621
Arkansas#54351 in 2,360
Michigan#549141 in 3,053
Pennsylvania#558181 in 3,035
South Carolina#58271 in 2,651
Louisiana#71261 in 3,442
Tennessee#72381 in 3,815
Ohio#726131 in 4,188
Indiana#76381 in 3,962
Alabama
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #10 (8,977 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: 2 yrs · run 2022–2023
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1883–1914
Share of babies · girls
1 in 183
  • Highest: 1 in 183 girls born in 2022 were named Luna (0.55%)
  • Latest: 1 in 265 girls born in 2025 (0.38%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 52.6% of all girls named Luna (46,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s168#393 (1881)#488
1890s278#477 (1897)#551
1900s298#583 (1902)#652
1910s409#691 (1910)#938
1920s414#946 (1921)#1,258
1930s173#1,382 (1932)#1,989
1940s91#2,117 (1942)#3,186
1950s44#4,011 (1951)#5,080
1960s29#4,198 (1969)#5,630
1970s67#4,761 (1970)#6,597
1980s115#4,522 (1989)#6,428
1990s552#1,548 (1999)#3,108
2000s4,737#324 (2009)#757
2010s34,179#16 (2019)#144
2020s46,161#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 2009

girls
#324
1,015 births · 1 in 1,810 girls

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #324Luna1,015
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,810 of them was named Luna, which outranked 98.4% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Luna
  1. #321Selena1,019
  2. #322Phoebe1,018
  3. #323Emerson1,017
  4. #324Luna1,015
  5. #325Anastasia1,014
  6. #326Cassandra1,012
  7. #327Lindsey1,010
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. 4,137Taraji#5,013#876
  2. 2,107Bristol#2,773#666
  3. 836Analia#1,167#331
  4. 773Harlow#1,677#904
  5. 610Maliah#1,405#795
Fallers
  1. 1,450Dayami#754#2,204
  2. 953Mareli#723#1,676
  3. 773Mylie#839#1,612
  4. 517Marely#334#851
  5. 515Hillary#722#1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009