Aster Boy & girl

How popular is Aster?

#2,933 girl name in 2025

57 baby girls were named Aster in the US in 2025, making it the 2933rd most popular girl name. Another 43 boys got the name (#2,883 for boys).

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949living people named Aster (est.)
5median age of people named Aster
1,108babies named Aster since 1880
1 in 33,153US babies born in 2025

Aster popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,933 for girls (▼ 211 from 2024)
Babies in 202557 girls, 43 boys
10-year trendRising (+39% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,704 in 2015, #3,141 in 2020
Peak year2022 (73 girls)
Highest rank#2,463 in 2022
First recorded1916
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)32% boys, 68% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Aster is most popular

Babies named Aster per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 girls)
  2. Oregon: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  3. Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 girls)
  5. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)

Aster by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s6#3,917
1920s29#3,051
1930s18#3,272
1940s6#4,649
1980s11#9,235
1990s15#13,435
2000s41#10,675
2010s267#3,450
2020s359#2,463

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Questions

Is Aster a boy or girl name?
Aster is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 32% of babies named Aster were boys and 68% were girls.
How popular is the name Aster?
57 baby girls were named Aster in the US in 2025, making it the 2933rd most popular girl name. Another 43 boys got the name (#2,883 for boys).
When was Aster most popular?
Aster peaked in 2022, when 73 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,463 in 2022.
How many people are named Aster?
1,108 babies have been named Aster in the US since 1880. We estimate about 949 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Aster most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Aster was most common in Washington, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.