Girls' name · since 2011
Astella
250 babies named Astella in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Astella currently ranks #6294 among girls' names in America, with 250 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Astella recorded 250 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #6294 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #17,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,294 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 250 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astella ranks #17,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,294 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 250 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,294 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 250
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Astella's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Astella compares
250 41st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Astella's all-time total is 34% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Astella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 250 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Astella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Astella splits its recorded history at 2018: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Astella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Astella by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (146 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Astella's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Astella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 146 births (58% of all-time use).
Astella by state
Where Astella concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
7 of 250 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Astella's data
- California records the most Astellas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Astella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Astella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.