Astra
Feminine · “star”
Astra is a star in Latin and Greek — and per aspera ad astra, through hardship to the stars, is the phrase everyone half-remembers.
How old is the name Astra?
Astra first appears in US birth records in 1944 — 81 years ago. The typical Astra is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Astra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Astra most popular?
Astra peaked in 2022, reaching #2554 nationally. Today it ranks #2607, 53 places below that high. See the whole 2022 chart.
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Where it comes from
From astron to Astra
The story of Astra
Ad astra per aspera — to the stars through hardship — is the motto of Kansas and of a good many other bodies. The root gives asterisk, a little star, and disaster, an ill star. Astra appears in American records as a given name in current use.
Meaning
star
From the Latin astra, the plural of astrum, 'star', from the Greek astron. The same root gives astronomy, astrology, asterisk and disaster — literally 'ill-starred'. The Latin is documented and the family unusually large.
How the name formed
- astron
- astrum
- Astra
Related forms: Astra · ἄστρον · Astra
Pronouncing Astra
AS-truh
Two syllables, stress on the first. Latin says AH-strah.
Nicknames for Astra
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
- 1944
- Most girls named
- 202269 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2554reached in 2022
- Change vs 2024
- +32.0%66 in 2025, from 50
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.
Astra in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Astra in Latin — same name
- ἄστρον in Greek — related form
- Astra in Latvian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Astras among us
people named Astra are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,353 born in 2025 was named Astra
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 Aisling test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Astra's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aisling climbed just as high around 2002, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aisling's path sketches the road Astra is walking now.
Astra 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 Astra is headed
Astra looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 24% 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.
Astra beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Astra in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That disaster means 'ill star' from the same root is a first-rate etymology.
- The star meaning is transparent and needs no explanation.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It is a Latin plural rather than a singular.
- A car marque and a pharmaceutical company both carry the name.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Frequently asked
- How many Astras are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Astra are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Astra in 2025?
- Astra ranks #2607 among US girl names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Astra?
- About 1 in every 24,353 US girls born in 2025 was named Astra — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Astra with classmates?
- Astra will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Astra
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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