Runa
Girl · ROO-na · Old Norse
Runa is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “secret, rune”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 2,751st for girls in the US (62 babies).
What does Runa mean?
Old Norse: Scandinavian name; also a Bengali name
“secret, rune”
A Scandinavian name from Old Norse run, secret or rune, a letter of the early Germanic alphabet; Runa is also a Bengali name.
- Say it
- ROO-na
Is Runa a girl's or a boy's name?
Runa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 62 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Runa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Runa, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 24 girls.
Half of all the girls named Runa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Runa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 13 | #2,157 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Runa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,751among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 62 girls in the US were named Runa, making it the 2,751st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,468th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 70 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Runa in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Runa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,819 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,852 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,468 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Runa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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