Astoria
Feminine
Astoria is named for John Jacob Astor, and the Astor surname descends from a word for a hawk or from a place — nobody has settled which.
How old is the name Astoria?
Astoria first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Astoria is a kid of about 5 — this name's wave is very recent. About 700 people named Astoria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Astoria most popular?
Astoria peaked in 2024, reaching #1997 nationally. Today it ranks #2214, 217 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Astor to Astoria
The story of Astoria
Astoria in Oregon was the first American settlement on the Pacific coast, founded by Astor's fur company in 1811; Astoria in Queens is named for him too, in the hope he would fund a seminary. He gave a fraction of what was asked. The given name appears in American records in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
From the place names Astoria, honoring John Jacob Astor. The Astor surname is variously derived from the Provençal astur, 'goshawk', and from German or Italian place names. None is established. A separate Greek-styled formation on aster, 'star', is sometimes proposed for the given name.
How the name formed
- Astor
- Astoria
Related forms: Astorya · Astur
Pronouncing Astoria
a-STOR-ee-uh
Four syllables, stress on the second. Said identically in every English accent.
Nicknames for Astoria
Moderate
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
- 1991
- Most girls named
- 202498 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1997reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −15.3%83 in 2025, from 98
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.
Astoria in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Astorya in English — spelling variant
- Astur in Provençal — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Illinois.
Astorias among us
people named Astoria are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 19,365 born in 2025 was named Astoria
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Shontae test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Astoria's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shontae climbed just as high around 1985, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shontae's path sketches the road Astoria is walking now.
Astoria 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
Where Astoria is headed
Astoria looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 49% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Astoria beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Astoria in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Astoria in Queens was named to flatter a donor who then underpaid is a first-rate fact.
- Tori is available as a short form with a real record.
- Four syllables of open vowels, which carries unusually well.
- The Astor surname's own origin is not settled.
- It reads as a place name to many Americans.
- The star association is by sound rather than descent.
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Frequently asked
- How many Astorias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Astoria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Astoria in 2025?
- Astoria ranks #2214 among US girl names in 2025, with 83 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Astoria?
- About 1 in every 19,365 US girls born in 2025 was named Astoria — 83 in all.
- Will my child share the name Astoria with classmates?
- Astoria will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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