Una is a distinctive choice, ranked #565 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Una in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#565
About the Name Una
Una is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 118 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #523 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Una is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Una
Unlikely. With around 69 UK babies named Una per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Una in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Una is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 118 places over the last five years to #565 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Una is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Una include: Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge — Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge was a British sculptor and translator.; Una Canger — Una Canger is a Danish linguist specializing in languages of Mesoamerica..
Una does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Unas in the wild.
69
UK babies named Una (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 118 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Una
Likely around 1 other Una in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Una
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Una Maud Victoria Marson was a Jamaican feminist, activist and writer, producing poems, plays and radio programmes. She travelled to London in 1932 and became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC, during World War II.
Una Hunt Clarke Drage was an American author famed in her time for publishing Una Mary, an autobiographical reconstruction of the inner and outer world of her childhood. G.
Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge was a British sculptor and translator. She is best known as the long-time lesbian partner of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, author of The Well of Loneliness.
Una Canger is a Danish linguist specializing in languages of Mesoamerica. She has published mostly about the Nahuatl language with a particular focus on the dialectology of Modern Nahuatl, and is considered among the world's leading specialists in this area.