Luna
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Luna (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Luna has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 32 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 35 |
| 2011 | 52 |
| 2012 | 83 |
| 2013 | 82 |
| 2014 | 130 |
| 2015 | 136 |
| 2016 | 207 |
| 2017 | 257 |
| 2018 | 333 |
| 2019 | 340 |
| 2020 | 351 |
| 2021 | 362 |
| 2022 | 349 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28 | – |
| 2000 | 35 | – |
| 2001 | 44 | – |
| 2002 | 59 | – |
| 2003 | 76 | – |
| 2004 | 92 | – |
| 2005 | 124 | – |
| 2006 | 150 | – |
| 2007 | 176 | – |
| 2008 | 207 | – |
| 2009 | 247 | – |
| 2010 | 292 | – |
| 2011 | 354 | – |
| 2012 | 443 | – |
| 2013 | 531 | – |
| 2014 | 678 | – |
| 2015 | 831 | – |
| 2016 | 1,057 | – |
| 2017 | 1,344 | – |
| 2018 | 1,724 | – |
| 2019 | 2,085 | 15 |
| 2020 | 2,433 | 17 |
Luna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Luna.Hi! My name is Luna.
- Luna bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Luna lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Luna i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Luna this afternoon.
- Lunas mamma är lärare.Luna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lunas mamma is Luna's mum.
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Questions about Luna
How do you pronounce Luna in Swedish?
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What does the name Luna mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Middle English lune, luna (“the moon”), from Latin lūna/Lūna, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. Doublet of Lua and Roxane.
How popular is Luna in Sweden?
349 babies were named Luna in 2022. In 2020, 2,450 people in Sweden had Luna as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.