Una

Girl name

Una has been given to 8,108 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921.

Meaning & origin

Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

8,108

Peak year

1921 (217 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +9%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Una.

8,079 babies since 1887

8,069 babies since 1882

8,172 babies since 1887

8,031 babies since 1880

8,208 babies since 1880

7,960 babies since 1881

8,353 babies since 1883

7,803 babies since 1883

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