Recorded 2022–2023 Unisex name Peak 2023 15 births

Lunar — unisex name

15 babies named Lunar in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s15
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lunar was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lunar in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lunar

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lunar between 2022 and 2023, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lunar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Lunar is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lunar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lunar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lunar at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

15

Since 2022

2 years of records

Peak year

2023

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2022

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lunar popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2022

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
10
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4681012 20232022 5

Lunar popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2022 (Lunar as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2022 6

Lunar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
15 births that decade — 100% of Lunar's all-time total
2020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lunar?
15 babies have been named Lunar since 2022. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 10 births.
When was Lunar most popular?
Lunar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Lunar a unisex name?
Yes, Lunar is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 15 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Lunar been used?
Lunar has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 2 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lunar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luna, Lundyn, Lunna, Lunden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2022–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.