Is Astra a boy or girl name?

Astra is a girl’s name. Of the 771 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Astra

Recorded 1944–2025 · United States

Astra was most popular in 2022, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,549 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,625, with 66 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 771 people named Astra.

Astra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Astra’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Astra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Astra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 771 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Astra

Where Astra is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org