Una
Una is a female given name: 99% of people named Una are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Una · Úna
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Ireland, Iceland
- Also spelled
- Úna
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 7,670 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Una
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Una," in English, "Guten Tag Una," in German. Una is a female given name: about 99% of people named Una are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Una,
German
Guten Tag Una,
French
Bonjour Una,
Spanish
Estimado/a Una:
Chinese
Una您好：
Japanese
Una様
English
Hi Una,
German
Hi Una,
French
Salut Una,
Spanish
Hola Una,
Chinese
Una你好：
Japanese
Unaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 7,670 female · 7,670 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Una a male or female name?
Una is a female given name: 99% of people named Una are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Una in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Una," in English, "Guten Tag Una," in German. Una is a female given name: about 99% of people named Una are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Una a unisex name?
Una is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Una are men. Una leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Una a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/una (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_una,
title = {Is Una a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/una},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}