Girl nameCurrently #3,005 in the USSteady
Una
OO-nuh//ˈuːnə//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19213 lettersStarts with U
Meaning & origin
Lamb (Irish); one (Latin)
Una is an old Irish name possibly meaning 'lamb' or related to a word for famine in some interpretations, and it separately echoes the Latin 'una', meaning one or unity, used memorably as the heroine of Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene'. Short and distinctive, it retains a quiet literary elegance.
Una's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Una |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1881 | 14 |
| 1882 | 18 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 23 |
| 1885 | 28 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 33 |
| 1889 | 47 |
| 1890 | 59 |
| 1891 | 39 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 43 |
| 1894 | 55 |
| 1895 | 46 |
| 1896 | 51 |
| 1897 | 44 |
| 1898 | 50 |
| 1899 | 53 |
| 1900 | 70 |
| 1901 | 50 |
| 1902 | 49 |
| 1903 | 48 |
| 1904 | 50 |
| 1905 | 47 |
| 1906 | 63 |
| 1907 | 72 |
| 1908 | 56 |
| 1909 | 57 |
| 1910 | 71 |
| 1911 | 73 |
| 1912 | 109 |
| 1913 | 105 |
| 1914 | 139 |
| 1915 | 164 |
| 1916 | 173 |
| 1917 | 161 |
| 1918 | 204 |
| 1919 | 186 |
| 1920 | 191 |
| 1921 | 217 |
| 1922 | 183 |
| 1923 | 152 |
| 1924 | 171 |
| 1925 | 173 |
| 1926 | 145 |
| 1927 | 123 |
| 1928 | 123 |
| 1929 | 119 |
| 1930 | 126 |
| 1931 | 108 |
| 1932 | 115 |
| 1933 | 124 |
| 1934 | 108 |
| 1935 | 95 |
| 1936 | 97 |
| 1937 | 85 |
| 1938 | 110 |
| 1939 | 91 |
| 1940 | 93 |
| 1941 | 62 |
| 1942 | 61 |
| 1943 | 60 |
| 1944 | 61 |
| 1945 | 52 |
| 1946 | 49 |
| 1947 | 42 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1949 | 38 |
| 1950 | 43 |
| 1951 | 34 |
| 1952 | 49 |
| 1953 | 30 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1955 | 36 |
| 1956 | 33 |
| 1957 | 39 |
| 1958 | 35 |
| 1959 | 35 |
| 1960 | 41 |
| 1961 | 40 |
| 1962 | 45 |
| 1963 | 37 |
| 1964 | 41 |
| 1965 | 34 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1967 | 35 |
| 1968 | 26 |
| 1969 | 29 |
| 1970 | 28 |
| 1971 | 22 |
| 1972 | 31 |
| 1973 | 22 |
| 1974 | 20 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1977 | 15 |
| 1978 | 14 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 11 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 14 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 17 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 30 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 40 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 39 |
| 2008 | 38 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 34 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 40 |
| 2014 | 45 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2024 | 55 |
Una through the decades
- Una peaked in 1921, when 217 babies were named Una in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Una has risen 53% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Una currently ranks #3,005 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Una
Variants & spellings
Oona