girl's name
Unity
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 838
Unity is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 57 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Unity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 208 |
| 2010s | 262 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 244 |
How popular is Unity?
In 2025, Unity was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Unity is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Unity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Unity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Unity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Unity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Unity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Unity
How popular is the name Unity?
In 2025, Unity was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Unity a girl's or a boy's name?
Unity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Unity?
Unity has 3 syllables.
When was Unity most popular?
Unity peaked in 2022, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Unity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Unity currently ranks #4,527 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.