Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Aster

Gender Unisex · 68% girls Rank 2025 #2,935 Trend ↑ Rising 35%
Rank 2025
#2,935
among girls · ↓210 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
100
named Aster · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,198
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
114 babies
All-time total
1,108
#9,109 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Aster popularity over time

1,108 babies have been named Aster since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 6 41 47 5 – #3,954
1920s 29 31 60 6 +28% #3,072
1930s 18 29 47 5 -22% #3,298
1940s 6 6 12 1 -74% #4,691
1950s – 12 12 1 0% –
1960s – 5 5 1 -58% –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 11 – 11 1 – #9,318
1990s 15 – 15 2 +36% #13,657
2000s 41 – 41 4 +173% #10,792
2010s 267 32 299 30 +629% #3,457
2020s (to 2025) 359 200 559 93 +212% #2,467

Where Aster is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 64 0.04 outside top 500
2028 66 0.04 outside top 500
2029 69 0.04 outside top 500
2030 71 0.04 outside top 500

Where Aster is most popular

Girls named Aster per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Oregon, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aster born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 21 0.145 +282%
Oregon 6 0.092 +142%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 +27%
California 40 0.048 +25%
Virginia 6 0.035 -8%
Texas 11 0.014 -64%
New York 5 0.013 -67%
Florida 5 0.012 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aster

Aster is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,935 in 2025 with 57 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 1,108 American babies have been named Aster, about 68% girls and 32% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 114 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aster stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aster?

The median living Aster is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 900 people named Aster are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aster year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 57 #2,935 43 #2,888
2024 63 #2,725 46 #2,794
2023 49 #3,281 35 #3,353
2022 73 #2,467 41 #3,008
2021 67 #2,591 21 #4,647
2020 50 #3,147 14 #6,006
2019 45 #3,457 10 #7,706
2018 34 #4,156 9 #8,221
2017 24 #5,378 8 #8,918
2016 27 #5,012 5 #12,363
2015 41 #3,709 – –
2014 23 #5,640 – –
2013 26 #5,156 – –
2012 19 #6,623 – –
2011 12 #9,231 – –
2010 16 #7,575 – –
2009 10 #10,792 – –
2008 7 #14,023 – –
2007 6 #15,736 – –
2006 5 #17,473 – –
2005 5 #16,805 – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 8 #11,123 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 5 #4,069
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #4,601 6 #3,619
1925 5 #5,028 5 #4,245
1920 – – 5 #4,335
1915 – – 9 #2,638
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aster, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aster?

The median living Aster is about 4 years old. Half of all living Asters are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Aster are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Aster are alive in the United States, based on 1,108 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aster in 2025?

Aster ranked #2,935 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 57 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aster?

1,108 babies have been named Aster in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aster most popular?

Aster peaked in 2022, when 114 newborns received the name.

Is Aster a boy or girl name?

Aster is used for both: about 68% of babies named Aster have been girls and 32% boys.

Is the name Aster rising or falling?

Aster is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aster become more popular?

Aster is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 71 girls named Aster in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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