Runa
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning secret lore or rune.
Babies a year
15
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1892
15 babies
Runa by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Runa. In the US, 29 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 31 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Runa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Renapeace; short form of irene or serena80 in the US (2017)
- Rinasong; joy; a form of Rina71 in the US (2017)
- Ranaking; also used in Arabic for frog16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ronarough island7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Runesecret or whisper; carved letter or symbol26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ruyadream20 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Runa
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