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Aruna

Meaning Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,106 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

Rank 2025
#3,106
among girls · ↓306 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Aruna · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
88 babies
All-time total
591
#10,657 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Aruna popularity over time

591 babies have been named Aruna since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 27 3 – #7,120
1980s 21 2 -22% #10,469
1990s 11 1 -48% #11,932
2000s 47 5 +327% #9,113
2010s 198 20 +321% #2,147
2020s (to 2025) 287 48 +142% #2,800

Where Aruna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Aruna

Aruna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,106 in 2025 with 52 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 591 American babies have been named Aruna. Its peak came in 2018, when 88 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aruna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aruna?

The median living Aruna is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 600 people named Aruna are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aruna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 52 #3,106
2024 60 #2,800
2023 46 #3,432
2022 54 #3,037
2021 39 #3,810
2020 36 #3,927
2019 61 #2,757
2018 88 #2,147
2017 14 #7,888
2016 7 #13,057
2015 – –
2014 – –
2013 7 #13,331
2012 6 #15,187
2011 7 #13,519
2010 8 #12,417
2009 – –
2008 9 #11,713
2007 – –
2006 – –
2005 – –
2004 9 #10,795
2003 11 #9,113
2002 6 #13,786
2001 7 #12,219
2000 5 #15,288
1995 6 #11,932
1990 – –
1985 5 #10,795
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 6 #7,120
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Aruna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aruna Irani Aruna Irani Indian actress (born 1946) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali Indian independence activist (1909–1996) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aruna Dindane Ivorian footballer (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aruna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aruna?

The median living Aruna is about 6 years old. Half of all living Arunas are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Aruna are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Aruna are alive in the United States, based on 591 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aruna mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

How popular is the name Aruna in 2025?

Aruna ranked #3,106 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 52 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aruna?

591 babies have been named Aruna in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aruna most popular?

Aruna peaked in 2018, when 88 newborns received the name.

Is Aruna a boy or girl name?

Aruna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aruna rising or falling?

Aruna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aruna become more popular?

Aruna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Aruna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aruna?

Well-known people named Aruna include Aruna Irani (actor), Aruna Asaf Ali (social activist), Aruna Dindane (soccer player).

Names like Aruna

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