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Luna

Latin for 'moon,' this name is part of a broader 21st-century surge in celestial and nature names. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry.

LatinLatin
EtymologyMeaning "moon"
Births by decade
1900s
298
1910s
419
1920s
413
1930s
173
1940s
91
1950s
44
1960s
29
1970s
67
1980s
115
1990s
549
2000s
4,729
2010s
19,387
Peaked in the 2010s · 26,314 total U.S. births since 1900