Boys' name · since 1951

Arunas

Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Arunas, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,977 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1951
1950s
peak decade

Arunas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1951.

Arunas has 17 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1956.

  • #29,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1951
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arunas ranks #29,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.

#29,977 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1951
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Arunas's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Arunas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Arunas's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Arunas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1956)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195119541956 7

Arunas by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Arunas's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Arunas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arunas?
Since 1951, Social Security records show 17 babies named Arunas. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,977 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1956. Its busiest year on record was 1956, with 7 births.
Where does Arunas sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arunas ranks #29,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Arunas most popular?
Arunas was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Arunas been used?
Records for Arunas go back to 1951, giving 6 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Arunas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arun, Arush, Arul, Aruther, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Arunas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–1956 (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 Arunas 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.