Unai
Meaningcowherd · Basque
- US rank
- #10,695
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #6,032 in 2021
6 babies were named Unai in the US in 2025. It has dropped 1,956 places in five years.
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US births per million boys, 2017–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Unai you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Unai
Unai Emery
Spanish association football manager
Choose Unai and your child shares a first name with Unai Emery, a Spanish association football manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Unai, like who?” Unai Emery's Wikipedia article is available in 58 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Unai Emery on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Aleksandr Osipov, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 285,714 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Unai, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Unai would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryUnai first shows up in US birth records in 2017, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
- Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #6,032.
- New on the sceneUnai wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2017.
- TrendUnai has slipped 1,956 places over the last five years and now sits at #10,695. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- MeaningIn Basque, Unai means “cowherd”.
About the name Unai
Unai is a boy name of Spanish origin meaning “cowherd”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with U and ending in “-nai”. US birth records list Unai for boys from 2017 to 2025, in 6 of those 9 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #6,032 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #10,695, with 6 babies.
Origin:Spanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1,111,111 boys |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 273,973 boys |
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- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
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- Boy name: Xavier · new house
- Boy name: Luis · famous warrior
- Boy name: Matteo · gift of God
Questions about the name Unai
What does the name Unai mean?
Unai means “cowherd” in Basque.
What is the origin of the name Unai?
Unai has Spanish roots in our records. Other Spanish names include Mateo, Elias, Santiago.
Is Unai a boy or girl name?
Unai is a boy name.
How popular is the name Unai?
Unai ranked #10,695 for US boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2021 (#6,032).