How Many People Are Named Astra?
people named Astra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 456,321 people in the US has this name
Based on 771 babies named Astra in Social Security records from 1944 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
69 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "star", ultimately from Greek αστηρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Astra in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Astra alive today is about 19 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Astra first appears in the records in 1944 and was given most often in 2022, to 69 babies. In 2025, 66 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1944 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Astra has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,560, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #2,612.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,612 |
| Best rank | #2,560 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,867 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Astra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Astra were born in California than in any other state: about 52 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Astra was given about 3.6 times as often in California.
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