Yuna
Girl name · #952 in 2025 · Rare
Yuna is currently the #952 girl name in the United States — 271 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1731, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,642 girls born in 2025 was named Yuna.
Babies named Yuna per year. Source: SSA.
The 42-year story
Yuna first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 271 babies and a rank of #950. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yuna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yuna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yuna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yuna is most common
Geography matters for names, and Yuna is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Yuna is most common in WI (0.6 per 1,000), CA (0.4 per 1,000), NJ (0.4 per 1,000), VA (0.3 per 1,000), NY (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Yuna is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Yuna
Statistically, parents drawn to Yuna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Juna, Yusra, Elina, Liyana, and Elyana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yuna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 271 | #950 |
| 2024 | 231 | #1075 |
| 2023 | 198 | #1205 |
| 2022 | 223 | #1111 |
| 2021 | 204 | #1191 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1432 |
| 2019 | 158 | #1415 |
| 2018 | 150 | #1461 |
| 2017 | 153 | #1465 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1567 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1731 |
| 2014 | 125 | #1684 |
| 2013 | 97 | #2002 |
| 2012 | 71 | #2548 |
| 2011 | 93 | #2073 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1703 |
| 2009 | 83 | #2338 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2831 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3125 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3264 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2827 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2965 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4179 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5822 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yuna a popular girl name?
Yuna ranked #952 among girls in 2025 with 271 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1731.
When was the name Yuna most popular?
Yuna peaked in 2025, when 271 American girls received the name (ranked #950 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yuna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,642 newborn American girls was named Yuna. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.