Yuna
Meaning
kind and graceful (boosted in the diaspora by Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna; increasingly given as the sole legal American name for second-generation daughters)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yuna peaked in the 2020s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
513 people · the #13,132 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 8
Among people named Yuna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 169 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yuna
Most people given the name Yuna in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yuna deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Yuna truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Yuna fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Yuna travels
Korean · tender wisdom (worn by figure skater Kim Yuna)
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