Laoise vs Luna
Laoise and Lunacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Laoise was ranked #124 and Luna #84 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Laoise was ranked #328 and Luna #95 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Laoise was ranked #5707 and Luna #526 among girls in England and Wales.
Laoise and Luna over time
Laoise and Luna appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Laoise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Luna in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2018, Luna moved ahead of Laoise in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #128 and #158 the year before became #138 and #124.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2003–2025
Laoise held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Luna in 7.
Highest recorded here: Laoise #96 in 2021, Luna #84 in 2025.
The order changed in 2018: Luna moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #128 and #158; by 2018 that had become #138 and #124.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Laoise #124, Luna #84.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2010
Laoise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Luna in 10.
Highest recorded here: Laoise #2301 in 2002, Luna #526 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Laoise #5707, Luna #526.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Laoise | Luna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'the moon', used directly as a name in Latin and several Romance languages. In Roman mythology Luna was the goddess personifying the moon. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin / Roman mythology |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈluːnə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #124 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #56 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Luna has a recorded origin (Latin / Roman mythology); Laoise does not have one recorded yet.
- Laoise and Luna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Luna; Laoise doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Laoise
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Luna
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #582 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2023
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2017–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #56 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls