Unisex name · since 1973

Runako

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.

#26,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Runako sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1973.

Runako has 28 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1983.

  • #26,500 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runako ranks #26,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#26,500 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Runako's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Runako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Runako's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Runako popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
468101214 1973197619781983 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

1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).

1970s was Runako's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.

Runako births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Runako? ▼
Runako has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,500 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1983. 12 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
Where does Runako sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Runako ranks #26,500 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Runako's data

  • Runako's decade-level peak was the 1970s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Runako

Nearby Names Like Runako

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Runako

Rune Boy
#1791 713 births
Runnie Boy
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Runar Boy
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Rundy Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Runako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1983 (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 Runako 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.