52 Baby Names That Mean Moon

1. Apollo

Yes, it’s a reference to the handsome son of Zeus, but this masculine name of Greek origin also pays tribute to the NASA space program that landed the first-ever humans on the moon.

2. Jericho

Jericho is a strong, gender-neutral name with decidedly masculine vibes. It’s of Arabic origin and means “city of the moon.”

3. Francisco

This Latin moniker for boys means “free man” and is the name of a moon that orbits Uranus.

4. Luan

In Portuguese, this masculine name means “moon.”

5. Iah

This short and cool Egyptian name is an uncommon pick with a simple meaning of “moon.”

6. Khonsu

Here, another masculine Egyptian moniker—Khonsu is the mythological god of the moon and the name means “traveler.” (A good fit for a future astronaut.)

7. Oberon

Oberon is a strong name of Old German origin that means “royal bear” and was given to a moon of Uranus.

8. Rakesh

This name of Sanskrit origin is associated with a Hindu god and has a meaning of “Lord of the moon.” It’s pronounced RAH-kesh.

9. Koray

Koray is a soft and melodic name for boys with Turkish origins and a meaning of “ember moon.”

10. Mitsuki

“Full moon,” “beautiful moon” and “moonlight” are the meanings of this sweet, celestial name of Japanese origin.

11. Atlas

This Greek name belongs to the mythological figure who famously carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, as well as one of the moons of Saturn.

12. Titan

Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn, is a masculine Greek moniker that means “powerful big man”—with a kind heart, of course.

13. Nikini

In Sinhala, the main language spoken in Sri Lanka, Nikini is a girl’s name that means “full moon in August.” (The month she’s destined to shine the brightest, perhaps?)

14. Aidana

This pretty three-syllable moniker has both Gaelic and Kazakh roots with meanings of “fire” and “wise moon,” respectively.

15. Ayla

In Turkish, this girl's name means “halo of light around the moon.”

16. Helene

“Bright, shining one” is the meaning of this feminine name of Greek origin. It’s also the name of one of the moons rotating around Saturn.

17. Luna

No guesswork here, this girl’s name is the Latin translation of “moon.”

18. Portia

This feminine name of Latin origin is a nod to the moon of Uranus, and the heroine of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

19. Celena

Celena is a Latinized version of the Greek girl’s name Selene and a spelling variation on Selena with the same meaning of “moon.”

20. Esmeray

Here, a feminine name of Turkish origin that means “dark moon.”

21. Amaris

In Spanish, this feminine moniker means “child of the moon.”

22. Rosalind

Rosalind, a moon of Uranus, is a feminine name of German and Spanish origin that means “pretty horse” and “beautiful rose,” respectively.

23. Larissa

This feminine Greek name belongs to one of Neptune’s moons and has a meaning of “citadel.”

24. Perdita

Another tribute to Shakespeare—and one of the moons circling Uranus—Perdita is a Latin girl’s name that means “lost.”

25. Elara

Elara, one of the moons of Jupiter, is a girl’s name with Greek, Italian and Arabic roots and mythological ties to one of Zeus’s lovers.

26. Mona

This feminine moniker of Italian origin means “aristocratic,” but in Old English it translates to “moon.”

27. Cressida

Cressida is a feminine name that means “gold” in Greek, and yet another moon closely orbiting Uranus.

28. Chandra

This gender-neutral name means “moon” in Sanskrit.

29. Lucine

Lucine is a soft-sounding moniker of Latin and Armenian origin that means “light” and “moon.”

30. Jaci

This feminine name has multiple origins, including French and Hebrew, but in Native American language of the Tupi people, it means “moon.”

31. Hala

This soft-sounding, gender-neutral name has Arabic origins and a meaning of “moon halo.”

32. Diana

Yes, this feminine name of Latin origin pays homage to the Princess of Wales—but also to the Roman goddess of the moon.

33. Crescent

Here, a girl’s name of Old French origin and one of the moon's varying shapes.

34. Divya

A common feminine name in Jain and Hindu religions, Divya has a celestial adjacent meaning of “divine luster.”

35. Mahsa

“Little moon” is the sweet meaning of this pretty and diminutive-sounding name of Persian origin.

36. Sanda

This cute and friendly feminine name has Burmese origins and a meaning of “moon.”

37. Bulan

Here, a unique Indonesian name with a dual meaning of “moon” and “month.”

38. Aylin

Aylin is a name of Turkish and Swiss origin that means “moon halo” or “one that belongs to the moon.”

39. Devana

This elegant feminine name belongs to the goddess of forests, hunting and the moon in Slavic mythology.

40. Phoebe

In Greek mythology this peppy name is also used in place of Artemis, who is the Greek goddess of the moon.

41. Nuray

If you’re looking for a unique name, this feminine moniker of Turkish origin, which boasts a lovely meaning of “bright moon,” fits the bill.

42. Chantrea

Chantrea is a beautiful Cambodian name with a meaning of “moonlight.”

43. Callisto

One of the moons of Jupiter, , this gender-neutral name of Greek origin also means “most beautiful.”

44. Nima

This unisex name of Sanskrit and Persian origin has multiple meanings, including “just,” “little king,” half moon” and “moon.”

45. Aruna

This gender-neutral Japanese name has many meanings, one of which is “second moon.”

46. Calypso

The name of a “trailing moon” in Saturn’s orbit, this gender-neutral moniker of Greek origin also has mythological ties to a nymph whose name means, ‘I hide.’

47. Ariel

The Little Mermaid’s given name can go both ways and is, in fact, a popular boy’s name in Hebrew. It means “lion of God” and belongs to one of the moons of Uranus.

48. Chan

This cute, one-syllable moniker is a unisex name of Cambodian origin that means “moon” in the Khmer language.

49. Eirian

Eirian is a gender-neutral name of Welsh origin that has a moon-adjacent meaning that evokes the celestial body, nevertheless: “bright,” “silver” and “beautiful.”

50. Purnama

This unisex Indonesian name has a Sanskrit meaning of “full moon.”

51. Shashi

“Moonlight,” “moon” and (oddly) “having a hare” are the meanings of this traditional Sanskrit name. We love the sweet, diminutive sound.

52. Halo

Derived from the Greek word halos, this unisex name means “divine aura” and “disc of the sun or moon.”