Boys' name · since 2016
Astro
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 354 babies named Astro, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Astro currently ranks #2479 among boys' names in America, with 354 babies recorded since 2016.
Astro has 354 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2479 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #9,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,479 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 354 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Astro ranks #9,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,479 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 354 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Astro's 354 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Astro compares
354 49th percentile among 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
Astro's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Astro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 354 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Astro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Astro's full recorded timeline at 2021, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Astro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Astro by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (302 births, 85% of the file).
2020s was Astro's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Astro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
302 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 302 births (85% of all-time use).
Astro by state
Where Astro concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 51 | 14.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 22 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.7% |
52 of 354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Astro's data
- California records the most Astros (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 Astro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Astro 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.