Girls' name · since 1983
Haruka
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 466 babies named Haruka, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 466
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haruka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 466 have been recorded since 1983.
Haruka has 466 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #12,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 466 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haruka ranks #12,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 466 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 466
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Haruka's 466 recorded births place it above 82.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Haruka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haruka's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haruka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (2003)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Haruka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Haruka's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Haruka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
160 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (35% of all-time use).
Haruka by state
Where Haruka concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 21 | 4.5% |
76 of 466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Haruka's data
- Haruka's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Harukas (76 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Haruka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Haruka 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.