How Many People Are Named Luna?
An estimated 79,339 people in the United States have the first name Luna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Luna peaked in popularity in 2022 with 8,982 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Luna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Luna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Luna is overwhelmingly female, 109 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Luna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
79,339
About 1 in 4,320 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
8,982 births
Total Registered
81,677
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Luna
Luna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 81,677 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Luna as a male name
Ranked #9,493 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (15 births)
Luna as a female name
Ranked #13 in 2024
7,135 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (8,967 births)
Luna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Luna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 40,079 babies were registered. Luna remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Luna by Decade
How has Luna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Luna by State
Birth registrations for Luna span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 1,550 Lunas were registered per state.
Luna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Luna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Luna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Luna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luna?
We estimate approximately 79,339 people named Luna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,320 Americans share this first name.
Is Luna a common name?
Luna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81,677 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Luna most popular?
Luna reached peak popularity in 2022, when 8,982 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Luna is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Luna a female name?
Luna is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Luna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Luna Smith, Luna Johnson, Luna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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