Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Yuna

Meaning A female given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #952 Trend ↑ Rising 58%

A female given name. A female given name from Korean.

Rank 2025
#952
among girls · ↑124 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
271
named Yuna · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,931
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
271 babies
All-time total
3,063
#3,557 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Yuna popularity over time

3,063 babies have been named Yuna since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 27 3 – #8,386
1990s 65 7 +141% #7,525
2000s 459 46 +606% #2,358
2010s 1,233 123 +169% #1,422
2020s (to 2025) 1,279 213 +73% #952

Where Yuna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 292 0.18 outside top 500
2027 312 0.19 outside top 500
2028 330 0.21 outside top 500
2029 345 0.21 outside top 500
2030 359 0.22 outside top 500

Where Yuna is most popular

Girls named Yuna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.139 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Minnesota, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Yuna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 66 0.457 +229%
Minnesota 45 0.417 +200%
Nevada 19 0.409 +194%
California 278 0.331 +138%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +68%
New York 87 0.220 +58%
New Jersey 31 0.172 +24%
Maryland 17 0.160 +15%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 +8%
Virginia 25 0.147 +6%
Illinois 32 0.140 ≈ national
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -17%
Georgia 26 0.114 -18%
Texas 91 0.113 -19%
North Carolina 22 0.097 -30%
Michigan 16 0.088 -37%
Oregon 5 0.077 -45%
Florida 28 0.065 -53%
Ohio 12 0.051 -64%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -67%
Arizona 5 0.036 -74%
Indiana 5 0.036 -74%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Yuna

Yuna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #952 in 2025 with 271 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 3,063 American babies have been named Yuna. Its peak came in 2025, when 271 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Yuna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Yuna?

The median living Yuna is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 3,000 people named Yuna are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Yuna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 271 #952
2024 231 #1,076
2023 198 #1,208
2022 223 #1,113
2021 204 #1,195
2020 152 #1,440
2019 158 #1,422
2018 150 #1,472
2017 153 #1,474
2016 142 #1,572
2015 121 #1,742
2014 125 #1,691
2013 97 #2,019
2012 71 #2,566
2011 93 #2,087
2010 123 #1,712
2009 83 #2,358
2008 63 #2,854
2007 55 #3,165
2006 50 #3,314
2005 58 #2,863
2004 53 #2,997
2003 28 #4,666
2002 30 #4,278
2001 19 #6,063
2000 20 #5,698
1995 9 #9,543
1990 5 #15,220
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Famous people named Yuna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Yuna Kim Yuna Kim South Korean figure skater (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Yuna Ito Yuna Ito American-born singer and actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Yuna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Yuna?

The median living Yuna is about 7 years old. Half of all living Yunas are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Yuna are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Yuna are alive in the United States, based on 3,063 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Yuna mean?

A female given name. A female given name from Korean.

How popular is the name Yuna in 2025?

Yuna ranked #952 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 271 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Yuna?

3,063 babies have been named Yuna in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Yuna most popular?

Yuna peaked in 2025, when 271 newborns received the name.

Is Yuna a boy or girl name?

Yuna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Yuna rising or falling?

Yuna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Yuna become more popular?

Yuna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 359 girls named Yuna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Yuna?

Well-known people named Yuna include Yuna Kim (skater), Yuna Ito (singer).

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