Recorded 1973–1983 Unisex name Peak 1978 28 births

Runako — boys' name

28 babies named Runako in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s5
1970s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Runako was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Runako in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Runako

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Runako between 1973 and 1983, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Runako currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Runako is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1972.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Runako performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Runako shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Runako 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 28 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.

Runako at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

28

Since 1973

11 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1973

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1983

Runako popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1973

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 1983197819761973 5

Runako popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1972 (Runako as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1972 5

Runako by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 82% of Runako's all-time total
1970s231980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Runako?
28 babies have been named Runako since 1973. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Runako most popular?
Runako was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Is Runako a unisex name?
Yes, Runako is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 28 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Runako been used?
Runako has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 11 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Runako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rune, Runnie, Runar, Rundy. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–1983 (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.