NameTides

Runa

Runa was the #2,751 girls' name in the US in 2025 (62 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Runa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Runa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Runa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#2,751 (62)#1,892 (15)#539 (5)—#2,730 (7)
2024#2,819 (59)#2,412 (11)——#3,383 (5)
2023#2,852 (59)#1,959 (14)———
2022#2,928 (57)#1,416 (22)———
2021#2,638 (65)#2,499 (10)#652 (4)—#2,616 (7)
2020#2,468 (70)#2,042 (13)——#2,591 (7)
2019#3,130 (51)#2,286 (11)——#2,872 (6)
2018#3,396 (46)#2,340 (11)#809 (3)#434 (3)—
2017#4,695 (29)#2,201 (12)——#3,307 (5)
2016#4,531 (31)#2,367 (11)#798 (3)—#3,294 (5)
2015#6,721 (18)#5,730 (3)———
2014#7,636 (15)#5,691 (3)——#3,316 (5)
2012#14,962 (6)————
2011#16,764 (5)————
2010#13,448 (7)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #2,468.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2000.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Runa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Runa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Runa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RunaCanadaGirls#2,7307
RunaEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
RunaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RunaScotlandGirls#5395
RunaUSGirls#2,75162