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Yuna

Meaning
Meaning depends on the language and characters

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Meaning & origin

What does Yuna mean?

Yuna means “Meaning depends on the language and characters”.

Yuna appears in Japanese and Korean naming, where a precise meaning depends on the original written characters. Japanese kanji and Korean hanja are not interchangeable labels, and the Latin-letter spelling alone does not identify the intended combination. Lists that assign Yuna one long collection of meanings can obscure these separate language traditions.

The name is familiar through music and the Final Fantasy games, but those associations do not define its etymology. Its two-syllable shape is compact enough to use without a nickname. Families choosing Yuna through Japanese or Korean heritage may want to preserve the original writing alongside the English spelling, since that records the intended meaning more clearly than the pronunciation alone can.

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Nicknames & variations

No nicknames or variations are listed for Yuna yet.

Popularity & trends

How popular is Yuna?

United States · 2025

Explore how often Yuna is used and how its ranking has changed.

US girls rank
#952
2025 · #1 is most popular
Girls named Yuna
271
Recorded births in 2025
Change in births
17.3%
More than 2024

Yuna over time

United States · Girls

Girls
Yearly data & usage

Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights girls, the most common recorded usage in 2025.

Yuna: United States birth counts and ranks
YearUsageUS rankBirths
2025Girls#952271
2024Girls#1,076231
2023Girls#1,208198
2022Girls#1,113223
2021Girls#1,195204
2020Girls#1,440152
2019Girls#1,422158
2018Girls#1,472150
2017Girls#1,474153
2016Girls#1,572142
2015Girls#1,742121
2014Girls#1,691125

Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.

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