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Una

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
unity
German
Noble leader

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Animal

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Una

Pronunciation

u-na

Famous People

Actress Una Merkl

More about the name

Una is a feminine given name with various origins. As used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene, the name is derived from the Latin unus, meaning one. Una is a currently popular name for girls in Serbia, where the name also has associations with the Una River.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #466, 217 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3211, 49 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202549
202455
202348
202263
202148
202062
201959
201853
201746
201660

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #473, 84 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202584
202469
202375
202265
202167
202054
201969
201870
201765
201653

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20224
20213
20204
20194
2018–
20174
2016–
2015–
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #74, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 22 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202522
202418
202335
202210
202114
202014
201924
201814
201721
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #196, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #359, 9 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20259
202419
202312
202213
202115
20209
201911
20184
20174
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #142, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #259, 6 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20256
20247
202314
2022–
20218
20208
20194
20185
2017–
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20235
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence