Tirill vs Una
Tirill and Unacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Tirill was ranked #517 and Una #330 among girls in Norway.
Tirill and Una over time
Tirill and Una appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Una held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tirill in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tirill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Una in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Tirill and Una changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1988 and 2024, ending at #517 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1988–2024
Tirill held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Una in 27.
Highest recorded here: Tirill #316 in 1997, Una #153 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tirill #517, Una #330.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Tirill | Una |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Anglicized form of Irish Úna or Scottish Ùna; also connects to the Latin feminine 'una' of 'unus' ('one'). Gained literary prominence through Edmund Spenser's 1590 poem The Faerie Queene. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish/Scottish Gaelic, with a possible independent Latin connection |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈuː.nə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Úna, Ùna, Oona, Oonagh |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #517 (2024) | Norway · Girls #218 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Una has a recorded origin (Irish/Scottish Gaelic, with a possible independent Latin connection); Tirill does not have one recorded yet.
- Tirill and Una both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Una; Tirill doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Tirill a "medium" Data Confidence level and Una a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Tirill
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #695 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2024
Highest recorded position: #316 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1988–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #517 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls
Una
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #508 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls