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The baby name Guna is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡuːnə/ (GOO-nah).

Guna is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːnə/ (GOO-nah)

What is the meaning of the name Guna ?

The baby name Guna is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡuːnə/ (GOO-nah).

Guna is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Guna is a multicultural given name with two major etymologies. In South Asia, it derives from Sanskrit guṇa, “quality, virtue; inherent strand,” a key concept in Sāṃkhya and broader Hindu thought. It is used as a male or unisex name in India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, and also functions as a short form of compound names such as Gunasekara, Gunasekaran, Gunaseelan, Gunaratne, and Gunalan. In Indonesian and Malay, guna means “use, benefit,” aligning semantically and inspiring related names like Gunawan. Variants include the diacritic form Guṇa and simple Guna; related forms appear in Guna- compounds.

In the Baltic sphere, especially Latvia, Guna is a modern feminine name tied to the Gunt-/Gun- group (Gunta, Guntis, Gunārs), ultimately from the Germanic root gund, “war, battle.” It rose in the 20th century with national revival naming. Latvian diminutives include Guniņa and Guni. Meanings span “virtue, good quality” to heritage of “battle.”

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Guna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
IN 0 #68 4 2,963
MV Boys 0 #75 5 3,375
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
SG Boys 0 #227 715 17,960
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
SG 0 #258 12 11,010
MY Boys 0 #280 1,582 25,439
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
MY 0 #307 24 12,352
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
QA Girls 0 #336 8 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
Finland Boys 0 #415 13 2,041
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #463 4 10,523
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
BH 0 #487 67 17,937
KW Girls 0 #496 20 19,177
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
SG Girls 0 #530 57 18,916
AE Girls 0 #537 17 20,968
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Boys 0 #563 209 18,755
IN Boys 0 #565 491 16,750
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
IN Girls 0 #573 59 13,121
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
QA Boys 0 #595 113 18,093
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
OM Boys 0 #705 177 17,948
MY Girls 0 #715 286 24,821
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
AE Boys 0 #778 323 22,615
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
SA Girls 0 #904 32 25,931
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,004 6 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
SA Boys 0 #1,199 428 28,008
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,434 13 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,462 10 10,046

Guna is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Guna

Guna is predominantly a boy's name.
Guna is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈɡuːnə/ (GOO-nah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gunā, Gunasekaran, Gunaseelan, Gunapriya and Gunavathi.
Guna is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.