Una
Girl · OO-na · Irish
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Una is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 445th for girls in the UK (99 babies) and 3,211th for girls in the US (49 babies).
What does Una mean?
Irish: from Irish Una; also associated with Latin una, one
Edmund Spenser gave the name Una, Latin for one, to the heroine of The Faerie Queene, who represents the one true faith.
- Say it
- OO-na
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Is Una a girl's or a boy's name?
Una is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 99 girls in the UK and 49 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Una in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #445among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 2,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the UK were named Una, making it the 445th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 595th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 101 girls.
Half of all the girls named Una in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 139 girls in the UK were given Una or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #358, up from #445 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 473rd in England and Wales, 359th in Scotland and 259th in Northern Ireland.
Una in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #445 |
| 2024 | 95 | #471 |
| 2023 | 101 | #450 |
| 2022 | 78 | #547 |
| 2021 | 90 | #512 |
| 2020 | 71 | #595 |
| 2019 | 84 | #531 |
| 2018 | 79 | #577 |
| 2017 | 69 | #660 |
| 2016 | 68 | #672 |
| 2015 | 62 | #702 |
| 2014 | 56 | #754 |
| 2013 | 51 | #807 |
| 2012 | 46 | #885 |
| 2011 | 35 | #1,069 |
| 2010 | 31 | #1,136 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,745 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,374 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 19 | #1,119 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Una in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,211among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 49 girls in the US were named Una, making it the 3,211th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,682nd. Its busiest year was 1921, with 217 girls.
Half of all the girls named Una in the US since 1880 were born between 1916 and 1955, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 111 girls in the US were given Una or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,580, up from #3,211 for this spelling alone.
- Oona 62
- Una 49
Una in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #3,211 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3,329 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,720 |
| 2021 | 48 | #3,296 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,682 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,814 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3,386 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,829 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 39 | #3,982 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 31 | #2,356 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,396 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,431 |
| 1967 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,993 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 37 | #1,921 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,689 |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,806 |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,763 |
| 1959 | 35 | #1,880 |
| 1958 | 35 | #1,855 |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,727 |
| 1956 | 33 | #1,870 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,732 |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,768 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,385 |
| 1951 | 34 | #1,636 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,395 |
| 1949 | 38 | #1,488 |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,498 |
| 1947 | 42 | #1,437 |
| 1946 | 49 | #1,228 |
| 1945 | 52 | #1,095 |
| 1944 | 61 | #993 |
| 1943 | 60 | #1,027 |
| 1942 | 61 | #997 |
| 1941 | 62 | #934 |
| 1940 | 93 | #721 |
| 1939 | 91 | #714 |
| 1938 | 110 | #653 |
| 1937 | 85 | #734 |
| 1936 | 97 | #672 |
| 1935 | 95 | #684 |
| 1934 | 108 | #644 |
| 1933 | 124 | #575 |
| 1932 | 115 | #616 |
| 1931 | 108 | #640 |
| 1930 | 126 | #615 |
| 1929 | 119 | #634 |
| 1928 | 123 | #634 |
| 1927 | 123 | #651 |
| 1926 | 145 | #589 |
| 1925 | 173 | #544 |
| 1924 | 171 | #559 |
| 1923 | 152 | #584 |
| 1922 | 183 | #518 |
| 1921 | 217 | #466 |
| 1920 | 191 | #501 |
| 1919 | 186 | #492 |
| 1918 | 204 | #467 |
| 1917 | 161 | #526 |
| 1916 | 173 | #488 |
| 1915 | 164 | #481 |
| 1914 | 139 | #462 |
| 1913 | 105 | #497 |
| 1912 | 109 | #454 |
| 1911 | 73 | #483 |
| 1910 | 71 | #480 |
| 1909 | 57 | #496 |
| 1908 | 56 | #479 |
| 1907 | 72 | #418 |
| 1906 | 63 | #435 |
| 1905 | 47 | #490 |
| 1904 | 50 | #463 |
| 1903 | 48 | #461 |
| 1902 | 49 | #445 |
| 1901 | 50 | #425 |
| 1900 | 70 | #397 |
| 1899 | 53 | #396 |
| 1898 | 50 | #434 |
| 1897 | 44 | #440 |
| 1896 | 51 | #396 |
| 1895 | 46 | #417 |
| 1894 | 55 | #377 |
| 1893 | 43 | #408 |
| 1892 | 40 | #419 |
| 1891 | 39 | #395 |
| 1890 | 59 | #329 |
| 1889 | 47 | #352 |
| 1888 | 33 | #431 |
| 1887 | 31 | #390 |
| 1886 | 26 | #424 |
| 1885 | 28 | #386 |
| 1884 | 23 | #416 |
| 1883 | 19 | #435 |
| 1882 | 18 | #431 |
| 1881 | 14 | #447 |
| 1880 | 10 | #547 |
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