Girls' name · since 1902

Lunette

Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 344 babies named Lunette, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,783 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
344
born since 1902
1920s
peak decade

Lunette currently ranks #5741 among girls' names in America, with 344 babies recorded since 1902.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunette has been recorded 344 times among girls since 1902, currently ranked #5741 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.

  • #14,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,741 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 344 born since 1902
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunette ranks #14,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 344 born since 1902, peaking in the 1920s.

#14,783 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
344
born since 1902
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66.8%
Lunette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lunette's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.

How Lunette compares

344 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lunette's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lunette Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 344 376 567,345
Peak-year births 21 21 19,840

Lunette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lunette's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lunette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
21
Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
0510152025 190219201926193219401950196520242025 21

Lunette by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (91 births, 26% of the file).

1920s was Lunette's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Lunette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 91 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Lunette by state

Where Lunette concentrates geographically, total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lunette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
16 4.7%
South Carolina share of Lunette's total US births 4.7%

16 of 344 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lunette?
Since 1902, Social Security records show 344 babies named Lunette. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,783 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,741 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 21 births.
Where does Lunette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunette ranks #14,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lunette most popular?
Lunette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Lunette most popular?
The top states for the name Lunette are South Carolina (16 births).
How long has the name Lunette been used?
Records for Lunette go back to 1902, giving 124 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Lunette?
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.

What to do with Lunette's data

  • Lunette's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • South Carolina records the most Lunettes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lunette

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lunette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1902–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lunette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.