Yuna

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A few things about Yuna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Yuna

Yuna Ito

American-born singer and actress active in Japan

Choose Yuna and your child shares a first name with Yuna Ito, an American-born singer and actress active in Japan. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Yuna, like who?” Yuna Ito's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,931 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Yuna, 271 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Yuna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryYuna first shows up in US birth records in 1983, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 42 years since.
• 🏆Best yearYuna is at its all-time high right now: #950 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowYuna is 15× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 90,909 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 5,931.
• 🚀TrendYuna has climbed 482 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #950. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedYuna is most popular in Wisconsin, where it ranks #420, followed by California (#480) and Nevada (#508). It's in the top 1,000 in 11 states.
• 🌍OriginYuna is the #2 most popular Korean girl name in the US. That's out of 36 Korean girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Yuna

Yuna is a girl name of Korean origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Y and ending in “-una”. US birth records list Yuna for girls from 1983 to 2025, in 38 of those 43 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #950 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #950, with 271 babies.

Origin:Korean names