Luna
Luna is the Latin word for the moon and the name of a Roman moon goddess. The same spelling is also used in Spanish and Italian. The English pronunciation shown here applies to English usage; the source records different pronunciations in other languages.
- Meaning
- Moon
- Name or word origin
- Latin
- Pronunciation
- English: /ˈlu.nə/
Sources and meaning notes
The meaning is a Latin word reference. The language used to call a cat can differ from the language from which the word comes.
- Behind the Name: Luna Name history, usage and the pronunciation specified in this entry
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Newly enrolled cats, 2025 | #1 | Healthy Paws enrolled cats (2025 data) |
| New customer cats, January–December 2024 | #1 | Pumpkin customer cats (2024 data) |
| U.S. cats, report for 2026 | #1 | Trupanion U.S. cats (2026 report) |
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #1 | Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated) |
| Canada — female | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
| Spain — female | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
| United Kingdom — female | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
| United States — female | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
| New York City | #1 | Rover 2025 NYC, reported by FOX 5 |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
Compare the checked ranking snapshotsNames in similar collections to Luna
These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.