Unisex name · since 1916
Aster
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 752 babies named Aster, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aster is the #2938 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 752 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aster has been recorded 752 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #2938 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #9,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,938 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 752 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aster ranks #9,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 752 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 752
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aster's 752 recorded births place it above 87.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aster compares
752 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Aster's all-time total is 100% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aster | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 752 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aster's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aster splits its recorded history at 2008: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aster popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Aster popularity over time - boys
356 total births recorded since 1912 (Aster as boys' name)
Aster by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (359 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Aster's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Aster births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s
2020s
359 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 359 births (48% of all-time use).
How Aster compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aster's total volume
Aster by state
Where Aster concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Washington | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
56 of 752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Aster appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aster's data
- California records the most Asters (56 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aster: 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 (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Aster 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.