Girls' name · since 1994
Astou
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Astou, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Astou currently ranks #13809 among girls' names in America, with 122 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astou has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #13809 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #24,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,809 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astou ranks #24,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,809 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 122 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,809 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Astou's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Astou compares
122 28th 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
Astou's all-time total is 68% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Astou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Astou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Astou's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Astou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Astou by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Astou's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Astou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (43% of all-time use).
Astou by state
Where Astou concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Astou's data
- Astou's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Astous (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Astou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Astou 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.