Oonagh
Girl · OO-na · Irish
Oonagh is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies).
What does Oonagh mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Una
An anglicised form of Irish Una; in folklore Oonagh is the queen of the fairies and wife of Finvarra.
- Say it
- OO-na
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Is Oonagh a girl's or a boy's name?
Oonagh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oonagh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Oonagh, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,566th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Oonagh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 139 girls in the UK were given Oonagh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #358, up from #1,779 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales and 474th in Scotland.
Oonagh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 20 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,566 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,628 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,261 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 19 | #1,149 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 20 | #1,087 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Oonagh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aoibheann Caragh Eireann Raegan Fiadh Clodagh Caoimhe Bree Teagan Cassidy Eden Eire
Other spellings of Oonagh
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