UK girl's name
Arusa
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Arusa is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Arusa popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4798, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 7 births.
This profile covers 20 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2005. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 23 living people in the UK are called Arusa. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Arusa ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 7 girls were registered as Arusa.
- • Arusa ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #623 in 1993.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Arusa as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4798
2005
Births in 2005
3
Latest year
Peak year
1999
7 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Arusa over time
The chart below shows babies named Arusa registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2005. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Arusa, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2005, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arusa by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Arusa was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3833 | 8 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2436 | 12 | 2 |
Geography
Where Arusa is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Arusa. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Arusa ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #623 in 1993.
Across the UK
Arusa in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#623 in 1993
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Arusa
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Arusa: questions and answers
How popular is the name Arusa in the UK right now?
In 2005, Arusa was ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Arusa most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 7 babies registered as Arusa in England and Wales.
How many people are called Arusa in the UK?
A total of 20 babies have been registered as Arusa across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Arusa most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Arusa ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #623 in 1993. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.