How many Astins are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Astin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Astin in 2025?

Astin ranks #7194 among US boy names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Astin?

About 1 in every 155,280 US boys born in 2025 was named Astin — 11 in all.

Will my child share the name Astin with classmates?

Astin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Astin

Masculine

Astin is given to both — 452 boys and 157 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

#7194 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare11 boys in 2025

Astin entered the US charts in 1983, peaked at #2891 in 1986, ranks #7194 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Astin?

Astin first appears in US birth records in 1983 — 42 years ago. The typical Astin alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 400 people named Astin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Astin most popular?

Astin peaked in 1986, reaching #2891 nationally. Today it ranks #7194, 4,303 places below that high. See the whole 1986 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1983
Most boys named: 201327 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2891reached in 1986
Change vs 2024: +37.5%11 in 2025, from 8

Astin sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2013, with 27 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Astin in other languages

Strongest US states over the last decade: California.

Astins among us

400

people named Astin are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 155,280 born in 2025 was named Astin

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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What happens to a name after it peaks

The Toure test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Astin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Toure climbed just as high around 1970, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Toure's path sketches the road Astin is walking now.

40%chance Astin will feel dated by 2040

Astin, aligned on its peakToure· peak 1970not yet written

Astin today is about where Toure stood in 2009 — 39 years past a #2891-sized peak. By 2024, Toure had settled around #9263.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Astin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Astin beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Astin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Astinthis name11#7194Junius11#7194Orie11#7194Shade11#7194Chesley11#7194

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Astins are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Astin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Astin in 2025?: Astin ranks #7194 among US boy names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Astin?: About 1 in every 155,280 US boys born in 2025 was named Astin — 11 in all.
Will my child share the name Astin with classmates?: Astin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Junius^#7194 · Orie^#7194 · Shade^#7194 · Chesley^#7194 · Joesph^#7194 · Lofton^#7194 · Macon^#7194 · Benjiman^#7194

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