Given name & surname
Aruna
Aruna is a feminine form of Arun. One Sanskrit interpretation is “reddish-brown: the colour of dawn, gold, and rubies.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aruna is a feminine form of Arun. One Sanskrit interpretation is “reddish-brown: the colour of dawn, gold, and rubies.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aruna is a feminine form of Arun. An origin associated with Arun is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Aruna is used as a feminine counterpart of Arun.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aruna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 591
- 0 boys · 591 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #3,106 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,106 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 88 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,460 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aruna
- Aruna IraniIndian actress (b. 1946)
- Aruna Asaf AliIndian independence activist (1909-1996)
- Aruna DindaneIvorian association football playerborn 1980
- Aruna ShieldsBritish actressborn 1978
- Aruna VasudevIndian writer (1936–2024)
- Aruna LamaIndian singer (1945–1998)
- Aruna MillerAmerican politician and civil engineer (born 1964)
- Aruna BiswasBangladeshi film actress
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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