Girls' name · since 2000
Runa
624 babies named Runa in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,772 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Runa is the #2772 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 624 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runa has been recorded 624 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #2772 nationally and more common than 84% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #10,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,772 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 624 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runa ranks #10,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,772 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 624 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,772 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 624
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Runa's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Washington.
How Runa compares
624 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Runa's all-time total is 66% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Runa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 70 | 21 | 19,840 |
Runa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Runa splits its recorded history at 2014: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Runa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Runa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (372 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Runa's strongest decade.
372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Runa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
372 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 372 births (60% of all-time use).
How Runa 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 Runa's total volume
Runa by state
Where Runa concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 36 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 35 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Oregon | | 19 | 3.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.8% |
36 of 624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Runa appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Washington records the most Runas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Runa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Runa 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.