Moniker

Latin · Girl

Luna

2 syllablesTrend: flat

Latin for 'moon'.

The Roman goddess Luna drove her silver chariot across the night sky while her brother Sol drove the day's — and the name has kept some of that ancient, lunar pull. Luna is simply the Latin word for moon, unchanged across two millennia, which is its own kind of magic. Chrissy Teigen used it in 2016; the Harry Potter novels had already made Luna Lovegood a shorthand for dreamy outsiderhood. The name has climbed into the American top fifteen with remarkable speed. Two syllables, both open, both round — a name shaped like the thing it names. Celestial, slightly witchy, and utterly unfussed.

Popularity

1880 to today

US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.

Nicknames

No common nicknames.

Middle name ideas

All middle names for Luna

Famous people

  • Luna Lovegoodfictional character in the Harry Potter universe
  • Luna BlaiseAmerican actress and singer
  • Luna MayaIndonesian actress
  • Lily Luna Potterfictional character in the Harry Potter universe
  • Luna MijovicBosnian actress

In fiction

No fictional associations tracked.

Sibling name ideas

  • Aurora
  • Atlas
  • Stella
  • Iris
  • Orion

Similar energy

  • Aurora
  • Stella
  • Iris
  • Nora
  • Alice

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