Unaisah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- oo-NAY-sah
- Origin
- Arabic
Unaisah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Unaisah mean?
Arabic: feminine form of Unais, from the root a-n-s
Feminine form of Unais, an Arabic name from the root a-n-s, meaning friendliness and companionship.
Is Unaisah a girl's or a boy's name?
Unaisah is a girls' name.
How popular is Unaisah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Unaisah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Unaisah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
Names like Unaisah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Umaymah Sumayyah Umamah Aaminah Ruqayyah Farah Safa Hibah Zainab Nusaybah Aakifah
Names related to Unaisah
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Unaisah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/unaisah, updated 20 October 2026.