Haruka
Haruka is a unisex Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Haruka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haruka is a unisex Japanese given name.
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The Story of Haruka
Haruka first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 24 Harukas were born — ranking #5,092 that year. As of 2026, Haruka ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 466 Harukas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Haruka
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Haruka (model) ( 春香 ; born 1975) , Japanese fashion model
- Haruka Abe ( 安部 春香 ) , Japanese-English actress
- Haruka Agatsuma ( 我妻 悠香 ; born 1994) , Japanese softball player
- Haruka Aikawa ( 相川 春香 ; born 1994) , Japanese shogi player
- Haruka Aizawa ( あいざわ 遥 ; born 1970) , Japanese manga artist
- Haruka Ayase ( 綾瀬 はるか ; born 1985) , Japanese actress, model and singer
- Haruka Chisuga ( 千菅 春香 ; born 1992) , Japanese voice actress and singer
- Haruka Eigen ( 永源 遙 ; 1946–2016) , Japanese professional wrestler
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Names that sound like Haruka
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About the name Haruka
Haruka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 466 births in the dataset. Haruka's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #5,092. Use the chart and map above to compare Haruka'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.