Astra

Meaning: Aster flower, or star
Origin: Latvian — From astra 'aster', or Latin astrum 'star'

Girl's name · #2612 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Astra is climbing: on the charts since 1944, it is ranked #2612 in 2025, with about 70 girls given the name last year. Roughly 770 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#885 in Sweden (2025) · #1,990 in Canada (2024).

Famous Astras

Astra Sharma — Australian female tennis player
Astra Biltauere — Latvian volleyball player (born 1944)
Astra Taylor — Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist
Astra Goldmane — Latvian chess player (born 1956)
Astra Klovāne — Latvian chess player (born 1944)

In stories & tradition

Astra Logue — Hellblazer (comics)
Astra^es — Videogame character
Astra Yao — Zenless Zone Zero (video game)

What Astras become

Among 30 notable people named Astra:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Astra Taylor, Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist.

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