Girl · Name family
Luna
253,510births recorded
28Countries
7Variants
2009Peak · France
#12Switzerland 2025
Luna is a girl name family recorded 253,510 times in 28 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Switzerland (#12 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 2009, at 547.1 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Louna (France).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Luna
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Spanish | 87,834 | 🇺🇸 United States | #27 | 2022 | ▲ 141 % |
| Luna | Spanish | 33,260 | 🇫🇷 France | #33 | 2022 | ▲ 48 % |
| Luna | Spanish | 28,015 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #93 | 2012 | ▲ 71 % |
| Luna | Spanish | 12,300 | 🏴 England & Wales | #59 | 2021 | ▲ 111 % |
| Luna | Spanish | 10,214 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #46 | 2022 | – |
| Luna | Spanish | 7,383 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #23 | 2005 | ▲ 47 % |
| Louna | French | 41,675 | 🇫🇷 France | #73 | 2010 | ▼ 62 % |
| Louna | French | 1,290 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #290 | 2012 | ▼ 42 % |
| Louna | French | 366 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #311 | 2022 | ▲ 14 % |
| Louna | French | 199 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #1013 | 2017 | ▼ 57 % |
| Louna | French | 162 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 2016 | ▲ 11 % |
| Louna | French | 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2017 | – |
| Lune | French | 578 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #203 | 2024 | ▲ 187 % |
| Lune | French | 420 | 🇫🇷 France | #2372 | 2021 | ▲ 26 % |
| Lune | French | 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2025 | – |
| Lluna | Catalan | 655 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #141 | 2021 | ▲ 104 % |
| Lluna | Catalan | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2003 | – |
| Lunna | French | 428 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4265 | 2022 | ▲ 144 % |
| Lunna | French | 155 | 🇫🇷 France | #3940 | 2023 | ▲ 27 % |
| Lunna | French | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2020 | – |
| Lunette | French | 344 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 1902 | new |
| Lounna | French | 315 | 🇫🇷 France | #4322 | 2017 | ▼ 58 % |
How we grouped these names
- Louna ↔ Luna — checked by hand
- Luna ↔ Lune — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Luna ↔ Lunette — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Louna ↔ Lounna — spelling variant
- Luna ↔ Lluna — spelling variant
- Luna ↔ Lunna — spelling variant
Questions about Luna
How popular is the name Luna?
In 2025 it ranked #12 in Switzerland. Official registers record 253,510 births across 28 countries.
What is Luna in other languages?
Louna (French); Lune (French); Lluna (Catalan); Lunna (French); Lunette (French); Lounna (French).
When was Luna most popular?
It peaked in France in 2009, at 547.1 births per 100,000.
Is Luna a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Luna is a girl name.