| Luna | Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Moon | Rose |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | LOO-nah | ROHZ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2022 (8,977) | 1917 (9,783) |
| In 2025 | 6,076 | 2,386 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Luna | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 46,161 | 14,187 |
| 2010s | 34,179 | 17,522 |
| 2000s | 4,737 | 9,569 |
| 1990s | 552 | 8,488 |
| 1980s | 115 | 9,832 |
| 1970s | 67 | 11,388 |
| 1960s | 29 | 31,859 |
| 1950s | 44 | 66,688 |
| 1940s | 91 | 51,643 |
| 1930s | 173 | 59,111 |
| 1920s | 414 | 85,305 |
| 1910s | 409 | 74,690 |
| 1900s | 298 | 28,106 |
| 1890s | 278 | 21,134 |
| 1880s | 168 | 11,064 |
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.
IS a bloom word: directly the English flower name, from Latin 'rosa' (the rose). Also used historically as a short form of Germanic names with the element 'hrod' (fame), but the enduring modern sense is the flower itself.
Luna is more popular than Rose today: about 6,076 US babies were given the name Luna in 2025, compared with 2,386 named Rose.
Luna means Moon (latin origin), while Rose means Rose (latin origin).
In US records, Luna first appears in 1880 and Rose in 1880, so Luna has the longer recorded history.