The baby name Nuna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOO-nuh (IPA: /ˈnuːnə/).
Nuna is Korean in Origin.
The baby name Nuna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NOO-nuh (IPA: /ˈnuːnə/).
Nuna is Korean in Origin.
Nuna has several roots. In Inuit and Greenlandic, nuna means “land, earth,” making the name a nature‑evoking choice closely tied to homeland; this same root appears in place names like Nunavut (“our land”). In Georgia, Nuna functions as an affectionate or independent form related to the popular name Nino, long honored through the cult of Saint Nino; its Georgian usage carries cultural resonance rather than a fixed meaning. In some Romance‑language settings, Nuna overlaps with Nona (Latin nona, “ninth,” and the Roman Fate Nona), appearing as a stylistic variant or nickname.
Arctic communities have used Nuna in personal naming for generations, while Georgian bearers are common throughout the 20th and 21st centuries; the name also appeals internationally for its soft sound and earthy sense. Variants and nicknames include Nouna, Noona, Nunna, Nunu, and Nuni; related names are Nino and Nona, with Nuno as a masculine cognate. Pronounced NOO-nah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 574 |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| SD | 0 | #100 | 3 | 2,130 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| IQ | 0 | #111 | 19 | 3,533 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #163 | 525 | 11,303 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #188 | 3 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #198 | 12 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #263 | 14 | 8,139 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #307 | 6 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #311 | 10 | 5,862 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #317 | 29 | 7,678 |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #332 | 8 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #355 | 7 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #357 | 6 | 8,539 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #365 | 32 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2018 | #400 | 3 | 3,265 |
| EG | 0 | #405 | 8 | 6,387 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #409 | 43 | 7,952 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #482 | 34 | 19,177 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #488 | 11 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #521 | 15 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #532 | 22 | 20,968 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #593 | 75 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #601 | 15 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #606 | 12 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 8 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #642 | 17 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #740 | 12 | 12,213 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #825 | 14 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #844 | 92 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #887 | 108 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #893 | 67 | 14,742 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #916 | 5 | 8,741 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #930 | 12 | 12,708 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #939 | 45 | 5,561 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #986 | 16 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,063 | 66 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,083 | 59 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,102 | 75 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,199 | 13 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,381 | 66 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Nuna is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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