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Aster

Unisex

Meaning of Aster: Greek: 'star'

Aster is a unisex name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1881st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1881

100 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,108

First recorded 1912 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 88 babies2022: 114 babies2023: 84 babies2024: 109 babies2025: 100 babies
US babies named Aster per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 114.

Gender split

32% boys · 68% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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