Girls' name · since 1944
Astra
Astra has 771 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1944
- 2020s
- peak decade
771 babies have been named Astra since 1944, making it today's #2616 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Astra recorded 771 times among girls since 1944, holding rank #2616 nationally today, ahead of 85% 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 1944 to 2025.
- #8,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,616 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 771 born since 1944
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astra ranks #8,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,616 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 771 born since 1944, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 771
- born since 1944
- 2020s
- peak decade
Astra's 771 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Astra compares
771 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
Astra's all-time total is 105% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Astra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 771 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Astra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Astra's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Astra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Astra by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (350 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Astra's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Astra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 115
2010s
115 births
- 2020s
2020s
350 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 350 births (45% of all-time use).
How Astra 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 Astra's total volume
Astra by state
Where Astra concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
52 of 771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Astra's data
- California records the most Astras (52 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 Astra: 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 (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Astra 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.