| Diana | Luna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Moon goddess | Moon |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | dy-AN-ah | LOO-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1957 (9,433) | 2022 (8,977) |
| In 2025 | 1,277 | 6,076 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Diana | Luna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,771 | 46,161 |
| 2010s | 13,411 | 34,179 |
| 2000s | 29,544 | 4,737 |
| 1990s | 33,784 | 552 |
| 1980s | 36,904 | 115 |
| 1970s | 33,348 | 67 |
| 1960s | 65,037 | 29 |
| 1950s | 80,234 | 44 |
| 1940s | 53,698 | 91 |
| 1930s | 9,500 | 173 |
| 1920s | 3,223 | 414 |
| 1910s | 1,337 | 409 |
| 1900s | 353 | 298 |
| 1890s | 225 | 278 |
| 1880s | 118 | 168 |
Diana is the Roman goddess of the hunt, later identified with the moon (counterpart to Greek Artemis/Selene). Her name most likely derives from a root meaning 'heavenly, divine' rather than 'moon' itself, so the lunar sense is through the goddess's identification, not literal etymology.
Luna is the Latin word for 'moon' and the name of the Roman goddess who personified it, counterpart to the Greek Selene. The meaning is literal and well established.
Luna is more popular than Diana today: about 6,076 US babies were given the name Luna in 2025, compared with 1,277 named Diana.
Diana means Moon goddess (latin origin), while Luna means Moon (latin origin).
In US records, Diana first appears in 1880 and Luna in 1880, so Diana has the longer recorded history.