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, Luna was the divine personification of the Moon. It is a name that has risen in popularity in recent years, in part due to its use for a character in the ''

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'' series by J.K. Rowling. Widespread usage of the name also increased after it was used for their daughters by well-known personalities. Names beginning with or containing the letter '' L'' have also been particularly fashionable for girls.

Usage

It first entered the top 1,000 most popular names for girls list in the

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in 2003, has ranked among the top 20 names there since 2019 and was the 11th most popular name for American girls born in 2021. It is also well used in other countries. It ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Australia,

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Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

, Sweden, Switzerland and the

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, among other countries, in recent years. It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix, for example, de Luna or Deluna.

People with this name

Given name

Luna (footballer) Francisco Javier Aguilera Blanco (born 23 September 1971), commonly known as Luna and sometimes Paco Luna, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. After having spent the early part of his career in his country, his ...

(born 1971), Spanish association football player, also known as Paco Luna *

Luna (South Korean singer) Park Sun-young (born August 12, 1993), known professionally as Luna, is a South Korean singer, musical actress and television presenter. She debuted as a member of girl group f(x) in September 2009. Apart from her group's activities, Luna has e ...

(born 1993 as Park Sunyoung), a South Korean singer *

Luna Leopold Luna Bergere Leopold (October 8, 1915 – February 23, 2006) was a leading U.S. geomorphologist and hydrologist, and son of Aldo Leopold. He received a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1936; an M.S. in physics-meteor ...

(1915–2006), American scientist *

Luna Vachon Gertrude Elizabeth Vachon ( ; January 12, 1962 – August 27, 2010) was an American-Canadian professional wrestler, better known as Luna Vachon.Lisa S. Davis,Ex-wrestler Luna Vachon, 48, found dead", ''Tampa Bay Online'' (August 31, 2010). Over ...

(1962–2010), Canadian professional wrestler

Surname

* Alejandro Luna (born 1939), Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician *

Álvaro de Luna, 1st Duke of Trujillo Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warr ...

(c. 1389–1453), Spanish politician *

Antonio Luna Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipino army general who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination in 1899. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his ...

(1866–1899), Filipino general *

(born 1991), Spanish footballer * Audrey Luna, American operatic soprano * Betty Luna (1927–2004), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher * Braulio Luna (born 1974), Mexican association football player *

Cardozo M. Luna Cardozo Manalo Luna (born September 7, 1953) is a retired three-star general and the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Cardozo Luna also served as the commander of two unified commands, Eastern Mindanao Command an ...

(born 1953), Philippine politician *

Diego Luna Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and the Disney+ series ''Andor''. Following an early ca ...

(born 1979), Mexican actor * Emerico Luna (1882 – 1963), Italian anatomist * Francisco Luna Kan (born 1925), Mexican politician *

Gabriel Luna Gabriel Luna is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider on the ABC action superhero series ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony Bravo on the El Rey Netw ...

(born 1982), American film, television, and stage actor * Genaro García Luna (born 1968), Mexican politician *

Héctor Luna Héctor R. Luna (born February 1, 1980) is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball infielder. He last played for the Hiroshima Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball. He is primarily an infielder, but has played every position at the major ...

(born 1980), Dominican baseball player *

Jeff de Luna Jeffrey "Jeff" de Luna (born February 14, 1984) is a Filipino professional pool player from Manila. During the 2006 Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round of 32, but was eliminated in ...

(born 1984), Filipino pool player * Jonathan Luna (1965–2003), U.S. Federal prosecutor * Josep Joan Bigas i Luna (1946–2013), Spanish film director *

Juan Luna Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (, ; October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recogni ...

(1857–1899), Filipino painter *

Julio César Luña Julio César Luna Fermín (born January 7, 1973 in Maturín, Monagas) is a male weightlifter from Venezuela. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native South American country during his career, starting in 1992. Luña carrie ...

(born 1973), Venezuelan weightlifter *

Pauleen Luna Marie Pauleen Luna Sotto (born Marie Pauleen Javier Luna; born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress and television personality. She appears on GMA Network, particularly as one of the regular hosts of the long-running Philippine variety sho ...

(born 1988), Filipino actress and host * Kat DeLuna (born 1987), American singer of Dominican descent * Martha Luna, Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist *

Nicholas Luna The United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (the January 6th Committee) is a bipartisan Select or special committee (United States Congress), select committee of the U.S. House of ...

, personal assistant to Donald Trump *

Pedro de Luna Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (25 November 1328 – 23 May 1423), known as in Spanish and Pope Luna in English, was an Aragonese nobleman who, as Benedict XIII, is considered an antipope (see Western Schism) by the Catholic Churc ...

(1328–1423), Avignon Pope Benedict XIII * Santiago Luna (born 1962), Spanish professional golfer *

Solomon Luna Solomon Luna (1858–1912) was an American rancher and banker. He became one of the largest sheep owners in New Mexico. By the time of his death, "he was one of the wealthiest and most respected men in New Mexico." Early life Solomon Luna was born ...

(1858–1912), American rancher and banker * Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1519–1571), Spanish Conquistador

Fictional characters

* Luna (Sailor Moon), supporting character in the ''Sailor Moon'' franchise * Luna Lovegood in the ''Harry Potter'' series *

Luna (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) The following is a list of characters from the '' Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' anime series. Names refer to the 4K Media English version, with the original Japanese names presented in the descriptions where available. Some international releases feature ...

, supporting character in the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' * Luna, the Moon and one of the main characters from the educational children’s television series ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it ai ...

'' * Luna, a cute little girl who is a fanatic of science in the animated series '' Earth to Luna!'' * Luna, a Nightblood in the TV series ''

The 100 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...

'' *Luna, a character from the video game

Dota 2 ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to '' Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota ...

* Luna, a character in the TV series ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...

'' *Luna, a character in the visual novel game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward * Lluna, a supporting character in Minecraft Story Mode Season 2 * Luna Inverse, elder sister of Lina Inverse of the anime, manga and novel series ''Slayers'' * Luna Loud, one of the ten Loud sisters in the American animated series ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only ...

'' * Luna, a witch and unlockable playable character in the video game ''

Shrek Super Slam ''Shrek SuperSlam'' is a fighting video game featuring characters from the ''Shrek'' film series. It was developed by Shaba Games, published by Activision and released in the fall of 2005 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS and Game ...

''. *

Luna Maximoff The following is a list of known fictional characters who are Inhumans, a race of superhumans appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Known Inhumans Inhuman Royal Family The Inhuman Royal Family are the ruling class of ...

, supporting character in the Marvel Comics universe * Luna Mothews, the teenage daughter of the Mothman in ''

Monster High Monster High is an American multimedia-supported fashion doll franchise created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010. Aimed at children aged 7 to 14, the franchise features characters inspired by monster movies, sci- ...

'' *

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret , for short, is a fictional character from the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series made by Square Enix. She is a central character in ''Final Fantasy XV'' (2016), originally a spin-off title called ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'', a prominent ch ...

(also known simply as Luna), a key character in ''Final Fantasy XV'' * Luna O'Neill (born Liam), the title character of the novel '' Luna'' * Princess Luna (''Peter Pan'') in ''The Adventures of Peter Pan'' * Princess Luna (My Little Pony), one of the two royal alicorn sisters in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * Queen Luna, the queen of Solaria and the mother of Stella in ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other mythical creatures. ...

'' * Luna, a character in ''Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation''. * Luna, a

tapir Tapirs ( ) are large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America, with one species inh ...

, and owner of the "Dream Suite" in the

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inh ...

*Luna Valente, the titular protagonist of the Argentine-Mexican

Disney Channel Latin America Disney Channel is a Latin American pay television network broadcasting throughout Hispanic America and Brazil. It was officially launched on July 27, 2000 as a premium-label channel in Hispanic America, and also in Brazil back on April 5, 200 ...

telenovela Soy Luna

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