The first name Una
A girl’s name from Irish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Irish origin
Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 84 girls were named Una, making it the 473rd most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Una with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Una at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 49 girls born in the United States were named Una, the 3,245th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1921, when 217 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Una
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Una MerkelAmerican actress (1903–1986)
- Una StubbsEnglish actress, television personality, and former dancer (1937-2021)
- Una Mae CarlisleAmerican jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956)
- Una Vincenzo, Lady TroubridgeBritish artist (1887–1963)
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Questions
- What does the name Una mean?
- Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.
- What is the origin of the name Una?
- Anglicized form of Irish Úna. Doublet of Oona.
- How popular is the name Una?
- In 2025, 84 girls born in England and Wales were named Una, ranking 473rd.
- Is Una a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,108 US babies named Una since 1880 were girls.
- When was Una most popular?
- 1921 in the United States, when 217 babies were named Una, its highest rank at 468th.