Given name
Unity
“woman who upholds oneness; togetherness”
Unity is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “woman who upholds oneness; togetherness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “woman who upholds oneness; togetherness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Unity through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 805
- 0 boys · 805 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,538 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,538 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 565 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Unity’s family of names
Unity has a related form in Unita. Unity has a related form in Unite. Unity has a related form in Unitea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Unitavariant
- Unytavariant
- Unitevariant
- Unyteavariant
- Unyteevariant
- Unytivariant
- Unytievariant
- Unyteyvariant
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People named Unity
- Unity DowMotswana politician, Lawyer and Activistborn 1959
- Unity MitfordEnglish socialite best known as a devotee of Adolf Hitler1914–1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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