Haruna
Haruna is both a feminine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Meaning & Origin of Haruna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haruna is both a feminine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
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The Story of Haruna
Haruna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 13 Harunas were born — ranking #8,714 that year. As of 2026, Haruna ranks #17,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 72 Harunas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Haruna
Haruna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 72 births in the dataset. Haruna's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #8,714. Use the chart and map above to compare Haruna'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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