Astra
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning star or of the stars.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Astra by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Astra. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 1978, making it a 1970s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Astra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Asratravels by night27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Astreastarry; goddess of justice and virtue7 in the US (2017)
- Asiradifficult; hard5 in the US (2017)
- Astavariant of Astrid or Astra; star3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Astara5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a star
Like Astra, each of these has a star in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Stellastar5,038 in the US (2017)
- Novanew; a brightening star650 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Estherstar333 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miriamstar of the sea; beloved197 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryamstar of the sea or beloved825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Astra
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