girl's name
Astra
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 891
Astra is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 69 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Astra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 17 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 79 |
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 31 |
| 2010s | 115 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 350 |
How popular is Astra?
In 2025, Astra was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Astra is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Astra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Astra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Astra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Astra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Astra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Astra
How popular is the name Astra?
In 2025, Astra was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Astra a girl's or a boy's name?
Astra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Astra?
Astra has 2 syllables.
When was Astra most popular?
Astra peaked in 2022, when 69 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Astra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Astra currently ranks #2,001 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.