Lunna
Girl name · #4336 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Lunna? In official American birth records, Lunna has been tracked continuously since 2004, giving it 21 years of documented American history.
Lunna ranks #4336 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 33 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #7613, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 54,545 girls born in 2025 was named Lunna.
The 21-year story
Lunna first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 44 babies and a rank of #3536. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lunna per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lunna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lunna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lunna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lunna is most common
State-level data for Lunna is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lunna
Statistically, parents drawn to Lunna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Layanna, Avanna, Xianna, Alinna, and Lenna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lunna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4265 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 44 | #3536 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4453 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 31 | #4458 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7613 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6855 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9539 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Lunna?
In official American birth records, the name Lunna first appeared in 2004 (over 21 years ago), when 8 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 21 years.
Is Lunna a popular girl name?
Lunna ranked #4336 among girls in 2025 with 33 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7613.
When was the name Lunna most popular?
Lunna peaked in 2022, when 44 American girls received the name (ranked #3536 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lunna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 54,545 newborn American girls was named Lunna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.