Lua

“Moon” — Portuguese origin

Girl's name · #2090 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Lua is near its high-water mark: it reached #1786 in 2023 and still ranked #2090 in 2025. About 1,100 girls have carried it since 1910. It is also an American family name — about 3,600 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Around the world: about 1 in 590 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Luas

Lua Blanco — Brazilian actress
Lua Getsinger — prominent Bahá'í (1871–1916)
Lua Ribeira — UK-based Spanish photographer
Lúa Arufe — Spanish footballer (born 2008)

In stories & tradition

Lua — Roman deity

What Luas become

Among 19 notable people named Lua:

No single standout — notable Luas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Jupiter · Luca · Dua · Livie · Loyalty · Pia

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