Recorded 1991–2009 Girls' name Peak 2006 72 births

Haruna — girls' name

72 babies named Haruna in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s50
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Haruna was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

13 babies were named Haruna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haruna

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Haruna between 1991 and 2009, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haruna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haruna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Haruna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haruna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haruna 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 72 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.

Haruna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

72

Since 1991

19 years of records

Peak year

2006

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1991

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2009

Haruna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1991

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2006)
13
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 2009200720062005200420022000199919951991 5

Haruna by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
50 births that decade — 69% of Haruna's all-time total
1990s222000s50

Haruna by state

Where Haruna concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haruna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 8.3%
California share of Haruna's total US births 8.3%

6 of 72 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haruna?
72 babies have been named Haruna since 1991. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2006 with 13 births.
When was Haruna most popular?
Haruna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Haruna most popular?
The top states for the name Haruna are California (6 births).
How long has the name Haruna been used?
Haruna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Haruna?
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.

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, 1991–2009 (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.