Pronunciation
Oo-na
Meaning
Traditionally associated with uan, the Irish word for lamb
Alternate spellings
Una; Oona; Oonagh
Fun fact
Oona and Oonagh offer different ways to write the same familiar Oo-na sound. Irish fairy tales also feature an Oonagh with long golden hair.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Úna, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#239Rank among girl names in 202518Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #239 |
| 2024 | 13 | #307 |
| 2023 | 25 | #183 |
| 2022 | 10 | #389 |
| 2021 | 11 | #363 |
| 2020 | 14 | #294 |
| 2019 | 16 | #284 |
| 2018 | 11 | #387 |
| 2017 | 21 | #233 |
| 2016 | 23 | #208 |
| 2015 | 24 | #215 |
| 2014 | 25 | #213 |
| 2013 | 18 | #273 |
| 2012 | 13 | #371 |
| 2011 | 21 | #250 |
| 2010 | 15 | #333 |
| 2009 | 19 | #263 |
| 2008 | 16 | #311 |
| 2007 | 18 | #259 |
| 2006 | 18 | #238 |
| 2005 | 13 | #277 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 |
| 2003 | 16 | #225 |
| 2002 | 17 | #218 |
| 2001 | 9 | #315 |
| 2000 | 16 | #213 |
| 1999 | 16 | #211 |
| 1998 | 18 | #185 |
| 1997 | 21 | #213 |
| 1996 | 28 | #170 |
| 1995 | 25 | #173 |
| 1994 | 32 | #148 |
| 1993 | 19 | #204 |
| 1992 | 35 | #150 |
| 1991 | 23 | #187 |
| 1990 | 33 | #151 |
| 1989 | 39 | #132 |
| 1988 | 44 | #127 |
| 1987 | 52 | #116 |
| 1986 | 54 | #115 |
| 1985 | 47 | #130 |
| 1984 | 50 | #131 |
| 1983 | 57 | #122 |
| 1982 | 75 | #106 |
| 1981 | 74 | #105 |
| 1980 | 77 | #104 |
| 1979 | 74 | #105 |
| 1978 | 83 | #98 |
| 1977 | 67 | #119 |
| 1976 | 76 | #109 |
| 1975 | 84 | #98 |
| 1974 | 85 | #104 |
| 1973 | 95 | #87 |
| 1972 | 84 | #98 |
| 1971 | 91 | #94 |
| 1970 | 95 | #88 |
| 1969 | 88 | #84 |
| 1968 | 87 | #79 |
| 1967 | 84 | #82 |
| 1966 | 97 | #74 |
| 1965 | 73 | #89 |
| 1964 | 70 | #87 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.