# Una (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/una/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 8,108 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 8,108 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,029, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 4,348 |
| 2012 | 33 | 4,482 |
| 2013 | 40 | 3,848 |
| 2014 | 45 | 3,543 |
| 2015 | 45 | 3,526 |
| 2016 | 60 | 2,865 |
| 2017 | 46 | 3,433 |
| 2018 | 53 | 3,101 |
| 2019 | 59 | 2,853 |
| 2020 | 62 | 2,710 |
| 2021 | 48 | 3,336 |
| 2022 | 63 | 2,753 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3,382 |
| 2024 | 55 | 3,009 |
| 2025 | 49 | 3,245 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 1,149 |
| 2012 | 32 | 1,075 |
| 2013 | 41 | 900 |
| 2014 | 48 | 802 |
| 2015 | 50 | 775 |
| 2016 | 53 | 744 |
| 2017 | 65 | 637 |
| 2018 | 70 | 587 |
| 2019 | 69 | 582 |
| 2020 | 54 | 683 |
| 2021 | 67 | 581 |
| 2022 | 65 | 591 |
| 2023 | 75 | 523 |
| 2024 | 69 | 565 |
| 2025 | 84 | 473 |

## People named Una

- Una Merkel, American actress (1903–1986)
- Una Stubbs, English actress, television personality, and former dancer (1937-2021)
- Una Mae Carlisle, American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956)
- Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge, British artist (1887–1963)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.