babyNamedUnai
“shepherd”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Basque origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,626th
- births in 2023–2025
- 90
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- +1.9% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Unai
Unai is thought to mean “shepherd” and is of Basque origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Unai in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Unai has been stable (+1.9% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Unai every 100 schools.
Unai in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 321,346
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Unai and Unaï are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Unaï30
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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