girl's name
Louna
LOO-na
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 42,204
France
#73
2025 births
Louna is a girl's name of recent French coinage, generally read as a blend of Lou and Luna, meaning "moon." It ranks seventy-third in France, and our records carry it only from 2012, making it one of the newest names in the French top hundred.
- Louna is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 2,760 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 900 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1990.
Louna over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 510 |
| 2000s | 14,345 |
| 2010s | 20,685 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 6,135 |
What Louna means
Louna is usually taken to mean moon, through Luna. Read instead as an extension of Lou it carries that name's sense of famous warrior, and reference works divide between the two without settling it.
Where Louna comes from
Louna is a modern French coinage with no history before this century. The most common reading treats it as Luna, the Latin moon, respelled with the French ou; a second treats it as Lou with an added ending, in the same way Lyna extends Lina and Lyana extends Lya. Some sites offer an Arabic derivation from a word for a palm, which appears to be confusion with Lina. Because there is no attestation to appeal to, none of these can be verified, and the name belongs with Lyana and Elyo among the French inventions of the last two decades whose origins are genuinely open.
Louna in use
Louna ranks seventy-third in France with about 655 births in 2025, and our records carry it only from 2012 with a peak in 2016 — its entire history spans little more than a decade. It has essentially not traveled: beyond 7,000 in England and Wales and beyond 12,600 in the United States, where Luna itself is extremely common. That contrast is the interesting part: the parent name is a worldwide hit and the French respelling is not.
How popular is Louna?
In 2025, Louna was given to 655 babies in France, ranking #73 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Louna is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Louna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Loüna | Loüna is a rare spelling of Louna, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Loùna | Loùna is a rare spelling of Louna, written with a grave accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Louna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Louna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Louna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Louna in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Louna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Louna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Louna
What does the name Louna mean?
Usually "moon," through Luna. Read as an extension of Lou it means famous warrior instead.
Why do sources disagree about Louna?
It is a coinage with no history before this century, so each site reasons backwards from a different older name.
Is Louna the same as Luna?
It is usually read as a French respelling of it, though Luna is far more common internationally.
How new is Louna?
Our records carry it only from 2012.
How popular is the name Louna?
In 2025, Louna was given to 655 babies in France, ranking #73 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Louna a girl's or a boy's name?
Louna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Louna most popular?
Louna peaked in 2010, when 2,760 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Louna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Louna currently ranks #73 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.