How Many People Are Named Runa?
An estimated 556 people in the United States have the first name Runa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Runa peaked in popularity in 2020 with 70 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Runa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Runa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
556
About 1 in 616,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2020
70 births
Total Registered
560
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Runa
Runa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 560 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Runa as a female name
Ranked #2,871 in 2024
58 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (70 births)
Runa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Runa span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 309 babies were registered. Runa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Runa by Decade
How has Runa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Runa by State
Birth registrations for Runa span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Washington, California, Oregon. The lowest are in Minnesota, Iowa, Arizona. On average, about 13 Runas were registered per state.
Runa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Runa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Runa
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Runa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Runa?
We estimate approximately 556 people named Runa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 616,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Runa a common name?
Runa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 560 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Runa most popular?
Runa reached peak popularity in 2020, when 70 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Runa is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Runa a female name?
Runa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Runa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Runa Smith, Runa Johnson, Runa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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