US rank #13917 Girls' name Peak 2003 466 births

Haruka — #13917 US girls' name

466 babies named Haruka in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1602000s1652010s1062020s6
#13917
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Haruka was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

24 babies were named Haruka in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haruka

The Social Security Administration has registered 466 babies named Haruka between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haruka currently holds the #13917 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haruka performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haruka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Haruka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haruka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 466 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Haruka at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

466

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2003

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#13,917

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Haruka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
24
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 20242015201020052000199519901983 5

Haruka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
165 births that decade — 35% of Haruka's all-time total
1980s291990s1602000s1652010s1062020s6

Haruka by state

Where Haruka concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Haruka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 16.3%
#2 New York
21 4.5%
California share of Haruka's total US births 16.3%
Even split

76 of 466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haruka?
466 babies have been named Haruka since 1983. It currently ranks #13917 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 24 births.
When was Haruka most popular?
Haruka was most popular in the 2000s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Haruka most popular?
The top states for the name Haruka are California (76 births), New York (21 births).
How long has the name Haruka been used?
Haruka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Haruka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harper, Harriet, Harmony, Harley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.