UK girl's name
Unaisah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Unaisah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Unaisah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3970, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 13 births.
This profile covers 153 England and Wales registrations across 23 recorded years from 1999 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 152 living people in the UK are called Unaisah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Unaisah ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 13 girls were registered as Unaisah.
- • About 152 living people in the UK are estimated to have Unaisah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3970
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2016
13 births
Estimated living
152
2026
Popularity
Unaisah over time
The chart below shows babies named Unaisah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Unaisah, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 13 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Unaisah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Unaisah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5015 | 11 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3561 | 60 | 9 |
| 2000s | #2496 | 79 | 10 |
| 1990s | #3900 | 3 | 1 |
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- Umaymah 540
- Umme 508
- Ursula 481
- Umaima 407
- Uzma 370
- Umaimah 333
- Umayyah 238
- Umamah 231
- Urwa 200
FAQ
Unaisah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Unaisah in the UK right now?
In 2022, Unaisah was ranked #3970 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Unaisah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 13 babies registered as Unaisah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Unaisah in the UK?
A total of 153 babies have been registered as Unaisah across the 23 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.