Names / Girl names
Astra
Current rank
#2,612
and rising
All-time peak
#2,560
in 2022
First recorded
1944
in U.S. data
Children named
771
since 1944
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,560 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Astra first shows up in American naming records in 1944, where it reads as a girls' name. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 771 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.