Entry № 0614 · Greenlandic, Inuit origin

Nuna Nuna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NOO-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greenlandic, Inuit
Meaning
"Land, earth"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Inuit)

A name that means "land, earth".

Nuna is the Greenlandic Inuit word for "land" or "earth" — the same root as Nunavut ("our land") in northern Canada.

Nuna is rising in Greenland and Inuit communities.

Land. The Greenlandic word, used as a name.

Where Nuna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Nuna · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Nunas before her.

Real people
Nuna
Common Greenlandic name.
In fiction
Nuna
Common in Inuit fiction.

Names connected to Nuna.

The number behind Nuna.

9

The Humanitarian

Nuna reduces to nine — the number of Inuit land.

Why families chose this name.

"Land in Greenlandic. Four letters. Nuna."
Sigrid · Mother of one · Nuuk