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Aruna
OriginSanskrit, Hindi
Meaning"reddish brown"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · girls#3106
2025 SSA
About Aruna
This colorful Sanskrit name belongs to the Hindu god Aruna, the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. Aruna can also be masculinized to Arun.
Aruna for boys
It can also be a female name in Japanese.
Aruna for girls#3106 US
In Hinduism, the god Aruna is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. Aruna is both the traditional masculine form of the name (modernized as Arun) and its feminization.
In Japanese, Aruna can mean "Asian moon" or "second moon".
Pronounced uh-ROO-nuh.
As of October 2026, Aruna ranked #3106 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2147 in 2018.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,147 | 88 | 51.7 |
| 2019 | #2,756 | 61 | 36.3 |
| 2020 | #3,926 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #3,805 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | #3,034 | 54 | 32.9 |
| 2023 | #3,431 | 46 | 28.7 |
| 2024 | #2,816 | 59 | 36.4 |
| 2025 | #3,106 | 52 | 32.4 |
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