Moon
Moon is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Moon Bloodgood, actress and model Moon Landrieu, politician and former Mayor of New Orleans Moon Martin, singer and songwriter Moon Moon Sen, Indian actress Moon Zappa, actress and writer Moon Butterfly, supporting character in Star vs. the Forces of Evil and is Queen of the planet Mewni
Meaning & Origin of Moon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Moon is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Moon Bloodgood, actress and model Moon Landrieu, politician and former Mayor of New Orleans Moon Martin, singer and songwriter Moon Moon Sen, Indian actress Moon Zappa, actress and writer Moon Butterfly, supporting character in Star vs. the Forces of Evil and is Queen of the planet Mewni
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The Story of Moon
As a girl name
Moon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 73 Moons were born — ranking #2,463 that year. As of 2026, Moon ranks #2,849 for girls with 59 births, rising sharply (+90% over the past five years). In total, more than 529 Moons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Moon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 28 Moons were born — ranking #3,879 that year. As of 2026, Moon ranks #4,508 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+71% over the past five years). In total, more than 194 Moons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Moon
Moon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 529 births in the dataset. Moon's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,463. Use the chart and map above to compare Moon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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