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The baby name Luna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-nə (IPA: /ˈluːnə/).

Luna is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: LOO-nə (IPA: /ˈluːnə/)

What is the meaning of the name Luna ?

The baby name Luna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LOO-nə (IPA: /ˈluːnə/).

Luna is Latin in Origin.

Luna is the Latin word for “moon,” from lūna, ultimately tied to the Indo-European root for light. In Roman religion Luna personified the moon, paralleling the Greek Selene, and the noun passed unchanged into many Romance languages. As a given name it appears sporadically in medieval and early modern Italy and Iberia, while in Spanish it also developed as a common surname.

The name remained uncommon in the Anglophone world until a turn-of-the-century revival of celestial and mythic names; it has since surged internationally (notably in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and the United States). Diminutives and variants include Lunetta/Lunete or Lunette, Louna (French), and the cognate-equivalents Selene/Selena; Armenian Lusine/Lusiné is a related “moon” name. Predominantly feminine, Luna conveys luminous, cyclical, and nocturnal imagery, making it a modern favorite with ancient resonance.

Luna has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Luna

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Luna Bardem Penélope Cruz film director ★★★★★ Javier Bardem television actor ★★★★★
Luna Stephens Chrissy Teigen model ★★★★★ John Legend singer ★★★★★
Luna Schweiger Dana Schweiger model ★★★★★ Til Schweiger television actor ★★★★★

Luna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Switzerland Girls 2024 #11 207 1,786
United States Girls 2024 #13 7,135 8,487
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
Sweden Girls 2022 #22 349 1,568
Belgium Girls 2024 #23 225 424
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
France Girls 2021 #28 1,686 3,185
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
HN Girls 0 #36 3 884
Canada Girls 2024 #37 508 2,795
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
IT Girls 2024 #43 813 47
GE 0 #44 1 997
Norway Girls 2025 #48 103 453
MO 0 #49 4 2,706
CM 0 #52 5 2,592
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
AZ Girls 0 #74 2 1,051
AL 0 #75 2 2,372
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #81 6 3,857
RS 0 #84 1 923
LT 0 #88 1 949
TW 0 #91 10 4,523
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
BN Girls 0 #96 11 5,459
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
EC 0 #105 11 2,502
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
RS Girls 0 #111 25 1,651
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
MX Girls 0 #134 6,935 17,781
PR Girls 0 #134 28 3,171
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
JO 0 #137 4 2,158
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
CO Girls 0 #144 6,882 16,140
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
RS Boys 0 #153 2 2,277
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
LU Girls 0 #158 28 4,850
CR 0 #161 5 5,526
SI Girls 0 #163 12 2,769
CN Girls 0 #166 232 8,829
UY 0 #166 12 2,477
AR 0 #167 20 2,915
AR Girls 0 #170 1,098 8,289
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
HR 0 #176 6 2,081
PR Boys 0 #177 2 2,508
AO Girls 0 #181 29 4,575
HR Girls 0 #182 132 3,687
DK 0 #185 19 5,198
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
AL Girls 0 #189 34 4,141
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
EC Girls 0 #201 39 3,650
BD Girls 0 #206 193 8,413
PS 0 #208 11 5,692
DK Girls 0 #210 111 7,429
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
JP Girls 0 #213 33 6,592
BD 0 #216 12 5,992
Spain Girls 0 #217 2,526 5,561
HU Girls 0 #218 8 3,308
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
UY Girls 0 #222 415 6,731
GR Girls 0 #227 16 6,293
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
GT 0 #229 86 5,948
PT 0 #229 18 4,161
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
MO Boys 0 #231 4 5,842
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
TW Girls 0 #236 41 8,139
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
BO Girls 0 #239 584 9,488
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
JO Girls 0 #246 82 7,570
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GT Girls 0 #248 320 7,500
PA Girls 0 #248 272 9,861
HR Boys 0 #252 8 3,997
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
SG 0 #256 14 11,010
IL 0 #257 18 6,291
PE Girls 0 #257 1,715 14,861
PT Girls 0 #259 227 7,952
QA Girls 0 #259 58 15,378
MX 0 #260 162 8,339
CL Girls 0 #261 1,367 14,098
Finland Girls 2026 #261 1,292 3,895
KZ Girls 0 #269 52 5,862
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
BO 0 #272 110 6,868
JM Girls 0 #275 4 7,507
PE 0 #281 30 6,350
SA 0 #285 11 10,560
SD Girls 0 #291 55 7,678
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
NL Girls 0 #294 1,172 5,933
MU Girls 0 #296 56 8,539
PL Girls 0 #299 56 5,096
AL Boys 0 #300 4 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
BR 0 #312 34 5,969
MY 0 #318 13 12,352
Spain 0 #320 134 2,326
CZ Girls 0 #321 21 5,378
OM Girls 0 #323 74 15,987
PH Girls 0 #328 63 13,098
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
Austria Girls 0 #335 86 1,885
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CL 0 #341 72 6,867
Finland Girls 0 #350 42 1,368
CO 0 #354 129 7,768
IT Girls 0 #357 3,232 9,415
NL 0 #359 33 2,481
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
YE 0 #372 10 8,639
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
RU Girls 0 #376 126 11,913
PS Girls 0 #383 145 10,981
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
UY Boys 0 #389 11 5,922
EG 0 #390 11 6,387
CR Girls 0 #392 144 11,342
AR Boys 0 #395 73 7,628
PH Boys 0 #403 6 11,440
Germany 0 #408 30 2,542
IQ Girls 0 #411 94 11,303
Germany Girls 0 #412 572 4,949
KW Girls 0 #413 103 19,177
IT 0 #415 357 4,183
IL Girls 0 #421 203 11,648
SY 0 #423 354 11,684
AE Girls 0 #429 125 20,968
ZA 0 #438 10 14,421
CM Girls 0 #445 96 11,671
SG Girls 0 #445 143 18,916
GT Boys 0 #447 28 7,625
HK Girls 0 #455 161 16,104
PA Boys 0 #463 19 9,305
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
LB 0 #471 192 13,263
CR Boys 0 #475 13 10,188
BR Girls 0 #487 616 12,708
RU Boys 0 #494 12 12,621
LY 0 #503 33 12,703
IR Girls 0 #504 27 8,334
HK Boys 0 #514 14 12,905
BH 0 #528 26 17,937
BO Boys 0 #542 51 9,244
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
BD Boys 0 #599 7 10,045
IN Girls 0 #600 32 13,121
MX Boys 0 #602 435 16,355
MY Girls 0 #604 419 24,821
CL Boys 0 #615 51 13,390
CO Boys 0 #620 329 15,656
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
SA Girls 0 #665 272 25,931
Finland Boys 2026 #675 8 3,552
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
MA 0 #714 459 20,986
BR Boys 0 #717 35 12,213
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
KW Boys 0 #757 13 18,755
TN 0 #757 73 13,765
NG Girls 0 #759 28 15,093
PE Boys 0 #765 114 14,506
DZ 0 #784 413 20,130
Spain Boys 0 #805 126 5,610
EG Girls 0 #823 137 14,742
EG Boys 0 #877 10 15,035
United States Boys 2024 #885 8 7,044
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #929 24 5,697
NL Boys 0 #932 20 5,873
IN Boys 0 #977 25 16,750
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
ZA Girls 0 #1,011 131 25,928
MY Boys 0 #1,062 50 25,439
TR 0 #1,096 116 19,440
AE Boys 0 #1,135 9 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,156 23 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,400 72 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,558 57 28,008

Luna is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Belgium
Flanders, Belgium
Canada

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People also ask about Luna

Luna is predominantly a girl's name.
Luna is a 2 syllable name, pronounced LOO-nə (IPA: /ˈluːnə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Louna, Luuna, Lunah, Lunette, Lu and Lulu.
Across languages, Luna has these equivalents: Selene (Greek), Selena (Spanish/Greek), Aylin (Turkish), Chandra (Sanskrit), Mahina (Hawaiian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Luna ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Luna ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Luna's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #48 in 2011 to #28 in 2021 in France.
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Luna for their child, including Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.