luna – Page 28 – Nancy’s Baby Names

How popular is the baby name Luna in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Luna.

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Popularity of the baby name Luna

Posts that mention the name Luna

March 25, 2019March 18, 2024

111 Minimalist baby names

Are you a baby name minimalist?

If so, here’s a long list of baby names that fall somewhere between short/simple and modern/stylish.

All 111 of these names have made gains recently — Hank and Linus included!

For details on usage, click through to see the popularity graphs.

What are your thoughts on minimalist-style baby names? Will you be using one? (Have you used one already?)

Image: Adapted from La pirogue à balancier by Brigitte Bourger under CC BY-SA 4.0.

January 10, 2019January 23, 2024

Popular baby names in Arizona, 2018

According to Arizona’s Department of Health Services, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are Arizona’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Isabella
5. Sophia
6. Mila
7. Camila
8. Charlotte
9. Amelia
10. Emily

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Sebastian
4. Oliver
5. Benjamin
6. Daniel
7. Mateo
8. Alexander
9. Julian
10. Elijah

In the girls’ top 10, Mila and Camila replaced Ava (now 12th) and Evelyn (now 13th). Also notable: Luna is now sitting just outside the top 10, having jumped from 20th to 11th.

In the boys’ top 10, Mateo replaced Logan (now 16th).

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names in Arizona were also Emma and Liam.

Source: Top Baby Names in Arizona 2018 Announced

Image: Adapted from Flag of Arizona (public domain)

May 16, 2018February 13, 2025

Pop culture baby name game results, 2017

Here are the results of Pop Culture Baby Name Game 2017!

To streamline the results post this year, I didn’t include detailed descriptions of the pop culture influences. For the specifics, just click the above link.

On to the names!

Rises

Baby names that saw increased usage from 2016 to 2017.

Logan (movie), +2,748 baby boys (also +248 baby girls)
Dream (celebrity baby), +198 baby girls (also +22 baby boys)
Maren (music), +172 baby girls
Amaya (tv), +133 baby girls
Alessia (music), +129 baby girls
Winston (movie), +129 baby boys
Renata (tv), +107 baby girls
Callum (movie), +79 baby boys
Harvey (event/news), +76 baby boys
Asahd (celebrity baby), +58 baby boys (the top debut name for boys in ’17)
Brennley (tv), re-entered the data with 56 baby girls
Kenzo (celebrity baby), +55 baby boys
Ivanka (politics), +52 baby girls
Sunny (event), +52 baby girls (but -12 baby boys)
Barron (politics), +40 baby boys (and Baron rose as well)
Kensli (celebrity baby), +39 baby girls
Poppy (music/movie), +39 baby girls
Kamaiyah (music), +34 baby girls
Tala (tv), +33 baby girls
Sally (news), +32 baby girls
Chosen (celebrity baby), +30 baby boys (also +15 baby girls)
Jones (celebrity baby), +28 baby boys (also +5 baby girls)
Tommy (movie), +23 baby boys
Solana (music), +20 baby girls
Mika (tv), +17 baby girls
Eissa (celebrity baby), +16 baby boys
Moon (event), +15 baby girls
Valkyrie (movie), +15 baby girls
Zaya (movie), +15 baby girls
Kelsea (music), +12 baby girls
Shadow (tv), +11 baby boys (also +4 baby girls)
Grover (tv), +10 baby boys
Halley (tv), +10 baby girls
Bear (celebrity baby), +9 baby boys
Gal (movie), +9 baby girls
Jyn (movie), debuted in the data with 9 baby girls
Eleven (tv), debuted in the data with 7 baby girls
Thor (movie), +7 baby boys
Hela (movie), +6 baby girls
Lyric (celebrity baby), +6 baby boys (but -77 baby girls)
Sturgill (music), debuted in the data with 6 baby boys
Zari (tv), +6 baby girls
Eclipse (event), debuted in the data with 5 baby girls
Eniko (celebrity spouse), debuted in the data with 5 baby girls
Poe (movie), +4 baby boys
Sir (celebrity baby), +4 baby boys
Dory (movie), +2 baby boys
Sire (celebrity baby), +2 baby boys

Same

Baby names that saw no movement from 2016 to 2017.

Revel (celebrity baby), no movement as a boy name
Rumi (celebrity baby), no movement as a girl name
Sovereign (celebrity baby), no movement as a girl name
Merlyn (tv), no movement as a boy name

Falls

Baby names that saw decreased usage from 2016 to 2017.

Chance (music), -1 baby boy
Irma (event), -1 baby girl
Via (tv), -1 baby girl
Gypsy (tv), -2 baby girls
Julien as a girl name (music), -3 baby girls
Loki (movie), -3 baby boys
Lux (tv), -3 baby boys
Soleil (event), -4 baby girls
J’onn (tv), dropped out of the data
Ned (movie), -5 baby boys
Saoirse (movie), -5 baby girls
Topaz (movie), dropped out of the data
Jacinda (news), -8 baby girls
Bea (rumored celebrity baby), -10 baby girls
Moxie (book), -13 baby girls
Gareth (movie), -16 baby boys
Shayla (internet), -30 baby girls
Fatima (news), -33 baby girls
Kendrick (music), -54 baby boys
Shawn (rumored celebrity baby), -121 baby boys
Carter (celebrity baby), -415 baby boys (also -103 baby girls)

Absent

Baby names that were not in the SSA data in either 2016 or 2017.

Amilyn, Antiope, Asperitas, Bilquis, Bixby, Cardi, Creeley, Darci Lynne, Fenty, Gravity, Issa Rae, Jumanji, Kygo, Ladybird, Laureline, Libratus, Mahershala, Maisel, Midge, Ovince, Pence, Ragnarok, Saffie, Sonequa, Strummer, Sza, Tenney, Themyscira, Tommen, Totality, Trump, Valerian, Wiseau, Yulin, Zelle

Reactions

Some initial reactions…

I was so surprised that Rumi saw no upward movement as a girl name. Remi is rising fast, Rooney is inching upward, and then Rumi — a name that sounds like a mix between the two — gets the stamp of approval from Queen Bey herself. And still it doesn’t budge. I’m scratching my head over this one.

I’m always fascinated to see how name usage is influenced by events/people that are perceived as negative. Sometimes the associations drag them down, but sometimes the mere exposure lifts them up. In the case of Harvey, we had not one but two negative things: a destructive storm and a sexual predator. And yet, the name continued to rise.

It was neat to see Eclipse debut in the data. We already knew that a few babies got the name thanks to the news, but apparently there were a few more–just enough to nudge the name up to that 5-baby threshold. I wonder how much the August solar eclipse contributed to the rise of the names Luna, Moon, and Shadow in 2017.

How about you? Did the movement (or non-movement) of any of these names surprise you?

[Disclaimer: Some of the names above were already moving in the direction indicated, and some were no doubt influenced by more than a single pop culture person/event. I leave it up to you to judge the degree/nature of pop culture influence in each case.]

May 11, 2018May 6, 2023

Biggest changes in girl name popularity, 2017

Which girl names increased the most in popularity from 2016 to 2017? And which ones decreased the most?

There are a few different ways to answer this question. The SSA, for instance, likes to look at ranking differences within the top 1,000. And I like to augment their list by looking at raw number differences across all the data.

So let’s look at increases first…

Girl Names: Biggest Increases, 2016 to 2017

Rankings

1. Ensley, +1,461 spots
2. Oaklynn, +1,072
3. Dream, +840
4. Oaklyn, +749
5. Melania, +720
6. Emberly, +616
7. Octavia, +435
8. Paisleigh, +364
9. Yara, +352
10. Kehlani, +347

Melania was influenced by the First Lady. Dream was influenced by the latest Kardashian baby.

Raw Numbers

1. Luna, +1,657 babies
2. Mila, +1,123
3. Amelia, +1,047
4. Bella, +957
5. Nova, +748
6. Camila, +704
7. Elena, +685
8. Kinsley, +669
9. Everly, +616
10. Aurora, +590

Camila might have been influenced by Camila Cabello (“Havana ooh na-na…”).

Other names that saw raw number increases in the 300+ range included Raelynn, Willow, Amara, Isla, Samara, and Leilani.

And now let’s check out decreases…

Girl Names: Biggest Decreases, 2016 to 2017

Rankings

1. Julianne, -263 spots
2. Wendy, -243
3. Milania, -241
4. Montserrat, -225
5. Nathaly, -225
6. Jayden, -204
7. Jessa, -201
8. Tenley, -198
9. Aryana, -184
10. Ciara, -183

Looks like Melania stole a lot of attention away from Milania in 2017.

Raw Numbers

1. Sophia, -1,281 babies
2. Emily, -1,211
3. Abigail, -1,196
4. Madison, -1,167
5. Sofia, -1,027
6. Mia, -978
7. Alexa, -883
8. Riley, -788
9. Brooklyn, -774
10. Lily, -769

Alexa was no doubt adversely affected by the prevalence of Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa.

Other names that saw raw number drops in the (negative) 300+ range included Kylie, Natalie, Taylor, Morgan, Piper, Trinity, and Harper.

Do you have any explanations for the name movement above? If so, please comment!

Sources: Change in Popularity, SSA, Emma and Liam Top Social Security’s Most Popular Baby Names for 2017

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