Girls' name · since 1970
Aruna
Aruna has 591 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aruna currently ranks #3111 among girls' names in America, with 591 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aruna has been recorded 591 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #3111 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #10,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,111 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 591 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aruna ranks #10,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,111 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 591 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,111 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 591
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aruna's 591 recorded births place it above 85.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aruna compares
591 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aruna's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aruna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 591 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aruna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aruna's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aruna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Aruna by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (287 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Aruna's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Aruna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
287 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 287 births (49% of all-time use).
How Aruna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aruna's total volume
Aruna by state
Where Aruna concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 73 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 64 | 10.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
73 of 591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aruna's data
- California records the most Arunas (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aruna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aruna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.