By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal
footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.
Where Luna is most popular
Girls named Luna per 1,000 girls born in
each state, 2021–2025. National average: 4.72 per 1,000.
Strongest in Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Nevada.
Vs national average well below below near national above well above no data
All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Luna born
2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes
comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.
| State | Girls 2021–2025 | Per 1,000 | vs national |
| Hawaii | 168 | 14.7 | +210% |
| Rhode Island | 165 | 13.2 | +179% |
| Nevada | 514 | 11.1 | +134% |
| Delaware | 113 | 9.96 | +111% |
| New Mexico | 235 | 9.66 | +105% |
| Alaska | 78 | 9.06 | +92% |
| Arizona | 1,135 | 8.09 | +71% |
| Wyoming | 33 | 7.74 | +64% |
| California | 6,472 | 7.70 | +63% |
| Vermont | 37 | 7.63 | +62% |
| Florida | 3,041 | 7.11 | +51% |
| Connecticut | 413 | 7.10 | +50% |
| Oregon | 451 | 6.93 | +47% |
| Massachusetts | 772 | 6.39 | +35% |
| New Jersey | 1,139 | 6.31 | +34% |
| Oklahoma | 462 | 6.28 | +33% |
| Montana | 83 | 6.13 | +30% |
| Nebraska | 218 | 6.06 | +28% |
| New Hampshire | 111 | 6.01 | +27% |
| District of Columbia | 71 | 5.99 | +27% |
| Washington | 858 | 5.94 | +26% |
| Colorado | 653 | 5.85 | +24% |
| New York | 2,312 | 5.84 | +24% |
| North Dakota | 76 | 5.78 | +22% |
| Kansas | 332 | 5.75 | +22% |
| Texas | 4,572 | 5.68 | +20% |
| Maine | 86 | 5.56 | +18% |
| Idaho | 185 | 5.53 | +17% |
| Maryland | 572 | 5.40 | +14% |
| Arkansas | 283 | 5.35 | +13% |
| West Virginia | 139 | 5.30 | +12% |
| Virginia | 885 | 5.19 | +10% |
| Illinois | 1,174 | 5.13 | +9% |
| South Dakota | 73 | 5.11 | +8% |
| Iowa | 295 | 5.05 | +7% |
| Utah | 413 | 4.96 | +5% |
| Georgia | 1,124 | 4.95 | +5% |
| North Carolina | 1,104 | 4.85 | ≈ national |
| South Carolina | 434 | 4.83 | ≈ national |
| Pennsylvania | 1,129 | 4.77 | ≈ national |
| Indiana | 663 | 4.72 | ≈ national |
| Wisconsin | 485 | 4.71 | ≈ national |
| Tennessee | 743 | 4.69 | ≈ national |
| Kentucky | 399 | 4.67 | ≈ national |
| Minnesota | 478 | 4.43 | -6% |
| Michigan | 798 | 4.38 | -7% |
| Ohio | 985 | 4.15 | -12% |
| Missouri | 489 | 4.06 | -14% |
| Mississippi | 183 | 3.91 | -17% |
| Alabama | 358 | 3.81 | -19% |
| Louisiana | 312 | 3.56 | -25% |
State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any
state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.
The story of Luna
Luna is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #27 in 2025 with 6,076 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.
Since 1880, 87,834 American babies have been named Luna. Its peak came in 2022, when 8,992 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.
The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Luna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.