Boys' name · since 1911
Astor
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Astor, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Astor currently ranks #5059 among boys' names in America, with 435 babies recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Astor recorded 435 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #5059 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #8,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,059 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 435 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astor ranks #8,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,059 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 435 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #8,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,059 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 435
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Astor's 435 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Astor compares
435 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Astor's all-time total is 18% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Astor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 435 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Astor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Astor splits its recorded history at 1943: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Astor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Astor popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2017 (Astor as girls' name)
Astor by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (128 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Astor's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Astor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
128 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 128 births (29% of all-time use).
Astor by state
Where Astor concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 22 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
22 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Astor's data
- Astor's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Astors (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Astor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Astor 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.