Names That Mean Moon
Names that trace to a recorded root meaning the moon — Luna straight from Latin, Chandra from Sanskrit, Purnima the full moon itself.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
luna — “the moon” | 6,076#27 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
candrá — “moon” | —Unranked | — | 1975 | ||
pūnam — “full moon” | —Unranked | — | 1986 | ||
Stella + Luna — “star + moon” | 8#11,805 | Up 5,405 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
pūrṇimā — “full moon night” | —Unranked | — | 1998 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.