Luna — Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

Luna is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning "moon". The Latin moon — one of the fastest-rising nature names of the century, carried by Harry Potter's beloved Luna Lovegood.

Style & feel. With nature and celestial and modern on its style card, Luna sits comfortably in the modern naming landscape — familiar enough that nobody misreads it, distinctive enough that your child won't share it with three classmates. At 2 syllables, it flows across most middle-name combinations and survives every life stage from playground to résumé.

Pairing ideas. Luna pairs naturally with one- and two-syllable middles (Stella, Nova share its sound-world). If you like Luna, you'll probably also love Stella, Nova, Aurora — same era, same energy, same bone structure.