Luna
Girl name · #27 in 2025 · Uniqueness 44/100
Luna ranks #27 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 6,076 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #112, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 296 girls born in 2025 was named Luna.
The 145-year story
Luna first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 15 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 8,977 babies and a rank of #10. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Luna per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Luna in class?
Luna scores 44 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Luna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Luna is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Lunas were CA (998), TX (727), FL (486), NY (363), AZ (197). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Luna
Statistically, parents drawn to Luna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Isla, Nova, Aria, Nora, and Elena.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Luna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,076 | #27 |
| 2024 | 7,164 | #13 |
| 2023 | 7,853 | #10 |
| 2022 | 8,977 | #10 |
| 2021 | 8,241 | #11 |
| 2020 | 7,850 | #14 |
| 2019 | 7,800 | #16 |
| 2018 | 6,937 | #23 |
| 2017 | 5,356 | #37 |
| 2016 | 3,688 | #77 |
| 2015 | 2,809 | #112 |
| 2014 | 2,341 | #142 |
| 2013 | 1,747 | #183 |
| 2012 | 1,414 | #225 |
| 2011 | 1,145 | #279 |
| 2010 | 942 | #342 |
| 2009 | 1,015 | #324 |
| 2008 | 808 | #397 |
| 2007 | 713 | #452 |
| 2006 | 592 | #512 |
| 2005 | 477 | #594 |
| 2004 | 369 | #724 |
| 2003 | 272 | #886 |
| 2002 | 178 | #1156 |
| 2001 | 169 | #1206 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Luna a popular girl name?
Luna ranked #27 among girls in 2025 with 6,076 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #112.
When was the name Luna most popular?
Luna peaked in 2022, when 8,977 American girls received the name (ranked #10 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Luna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 296 newborn American girls was named Luna. It scores 44/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.