ROO-na
Runa
About Runa
A strong and stylish alternative to the super-fashionable Luna, with a double background as a Scandinavian and Japanese name. It's the female form of the Nordic male name Rune, meaning "secret lore", and also a Japanese name meaning "moon". Celestial, mystical, and magic magic, Runa also gets you sweet and sparky nickname Ru(e).
It could also relate to the Korean name Ru-na, meaning "beautiful constellation " or "prudent and elegant", or to the Romanian Miruna, possibly meaning "perfume, oil, sweet" or "peaceful one".
Wherever which root you follow, it's an accessible but distinctive choice, that may well appeal to fans of Rumi, Ruby, Luna, Una, and Wrenna. Popular in Japan (where it ranked in the Top 50 in the 2020s), Runa was also given to around 60 girls in the US in a recent count.
Pronounced ROO-na.
As of October 2026, Runa ranked #2771 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2494 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #498.
Editor's take: The name Runa is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Japanese, Norse origin meaning "secret lore; moon".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,609 | 31 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | #4,787 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | #3,429 | 46 | 27 |
| 2019 | #3,213 | 50 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | #2,494 | 70 | 43.3 |
| 2021 | #2,665 | 65 | 39.6 |
| 2022 | #2,949 | 57 | 34.8 |
| 2023 | #2,877 | 59 | 36.8 |
| 2024 | #2,871 | 58 | 35.8 |
| 2025 | #2,771 | 62 | 38.6 |
World rankings
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