US rank #2251 Boys' name Peak 2023 299 births

Astro — #2251 US boys' name

299 babies named Astro in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s522020s247
#2251
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Astro was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

73 babies were named Astro in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Astro

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Astro between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Astro currently holds the #2251 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Astro performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Astro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Astro in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Astro in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 299 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Astro at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

299

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2023

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,251

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Astro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
73
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
020406080 20242023202220212020201920182016 6

Astro by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
247 births that decade — 83% of Astro's all-time total
2010s522020s247

Astro by state

Where Astro concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Astro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 15.7%
#2 Texas
41 13.7%
#3 Florida
22 7.4%
#4 New York
10 3.3%
#5 Georgia
6 2.0%
California share of Astro's total US births 15.7%
Even split

47 of 299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Astro?
299 babies have been named Astro since 2016. It currently ranks #2251 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 73 births.
When was Astro most popular?
Astro was most popular in the 2020s decade with 247 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Astro most popular?
The top states for the name Astro are California (47 births), Texas (41 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Astro been used?
Astro has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Astro?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aston, Astin, Astor, Aster, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.