Aruna
Aruna is a Hindic, mostly feminine, given name that may refer to the following notable people:Aruna (singer), American musician Aruna Asaf Ali (1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher Aruna Balraj, Indian film actress Aruna Biswas, Bangladeshi actress Aruna Chaudhary, Indian politician Aruna Darshana, Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna De Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer Aruna Dharmasena, Sri…
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Aruna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aruna is a Hindic, mostly feminine, given name that may refer to the following notable people:Aruna (singer), American musician Aruna Asaf Ali (1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher Aruna Balraj, Indian film actress Aruna Biswas, Bangladeshi actress Aruna Chaudhary, Indian politician Aruna Darshana, Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna De Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer Aruna Dharmasena, Sri…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- Sinhalese
The Story of Aruna
The earliest SSA record of Aruna as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 88 newborns named Aruna — #2,145 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Aruna on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aruna ranks #2,738 for baby girls with 62 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). All told, over 660 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aruna
Aruna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 660 births in the dataset. Aruna's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Aruna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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