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Yuna
Yuna (ゆな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 結菜, 結 to tie + 菜 greens. It is popular today and has reached No. 1 in 4 different years between 2007 and 2017.
ゆ · な · ゆな · ユナ
Ways to write Yuna
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
結菜
結to tie, to bind菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 1 (2004–2025)優奈
優gentle, kind, excellent奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 2 (2004–2021)優菜
優gentle, kind, excellent菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 18 (2006–2015)由奈
由reason, origin奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 20 (2007–2009)柚奈
柚yuzu citron奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 31 (2009–2022)柚菜
柚yuzu citron菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 54 (2005–2013)優那
優gentle, kind, excellent那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 57 (2007–2014)結奈
結to tie, to bind奈(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 64 (2006–2015)友菜
友friend菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 74 (2006–2007)珠愛
珠pearl, jewel愛love
Girl, best No. 77 (2015)結那
結to tie, to bind那(used for its sound, na)
Girl, best No. 87 (2014)結凪
結to tie, to bind凪calm sea
Girl, best No. 91 (2023–2025)Rarer spellings
These spellings of Yuna appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
弓菜bow (archery) + greensGirl
弓奈bow (archery) + (used for its soundGirl
結成to tie + to becomeGirl
結南to tie + southGirl
結和to tie + harmonyGirl
幸菜happiness + greensGirl
唯菜only + greensGirl
唯奈only + (used for its soundGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where Yuna has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. It reached No. 1 in 4 different years, most recently 2017.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 24 |
| 2024 | No. 27 |
| 2023 | No. 25 |
| 2022 | No. 17 |
| 2021 | No. 19 |
| 2020 | No. 21 |
| 2019 | No. 20 |
| 2018 | No. 26 |
| 2017 | No. 33 |
| 2016 | No. 32 |
| 2015 | No. 10 |
| 2014 | No. 14 |
| 2013 | No. 8 |
| 2012 | No. 3 |
| 2011 | No. 5 |
| 2010 | No. 4 |
| 2009 | No. 1 |
| 2008 | No. 4 |
| 2007 | No. 1 |
| 2006 | No. 10 |
| 2005 | No. 16 |
| 2004 | No. 48 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.