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Una

/ˈunə/ · 100% girls · 49 born in 2025

Una has been given to about 8,108 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈunə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,230
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Una per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 217
  • Born in 202549
  • All time8,108
  • England & Wales, 2025#473 · 84

How popular is Una?

Its best year was 1921, when 217 babies were given the name, ranking 468th. The typical living American called Una is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Una

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Luna0.81
  2. Ana0.68
  3. Ina0.68
  4. Ona0.68
  5. Anna0.64
  6. Juana0.65
  7. Luana0.65
  8. Dawna0.58

Middle names for Una

Ranked by flow score
  1. Una Josephine0.84
  2. Una Rose0.83
  3. Una Louise0.83
  4. Una June0.82
  5. Una Pearl0.82
  6. Una Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Una

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.92
  2. Ilasister · 0.92
  3. Luellasister · 0.91
  4. Cleoeither · 0.89
  5. Forestbrother · 0.88
  6. Ambrosebrother · 0.86

Where Una is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Una White0.78
  2. Una Reyes0.78
  3. Una Nguyen0.78
  4. Una Moore0.78
  5. Una Lee0.78
  6. Una Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Una

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Una across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.