girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Astrid

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #376 Trend ↑ Rising 43%

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.

Rank 2025
#376
among girls · ↑6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
818
named Astrid
How common
1 in 1,965
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
822 babies
All-time total
14,153
#1,336 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Astrid popularity over time

14,153 babies have been named Astrid since 1892, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 46 – 46 5 – #1,021
1900s 132 – 132 13 +187% #728
1910s 426 – 426 43 +223% #792
1920s 247 – 247 25 -42% #1,141
1930s 244 – 244 24 -1% #1,167
1940s 142 – 142 14 -42% #1,479
1950s 170 – 170 17 +20% #1,988
1960s 337 – 337 34 +98% #1,599
1970s 347 – 347 35 +3% #1,782
1980s 575 – 575 58 +66% #1,599
1990s 1,499 – 1,499 150 +161% #973
2000s 2,050 – 2,050 205 +37% #937
2010s 3,352 – 3,352 335 +64% #516
2020s (to 2025) 4,578 8 4,586 764 +128% #376

Where Astrid 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 877 0.55 #347
2027 930 0.58 #331
2028 977 0.61 #312
2029 1,020 0.63 #300
2030 1,057 0.66 #290

Where Astrid is most popular

Girls named Astrid per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.480 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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 Astrid 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
Wyoming 5 1.17 +144%
Colorado 118 1.06 +120%
New Mexico 24 0.987 +106%
Minnesota 104 0.964 +101%
Montana 13 0.960 +100%
Hawaii 11 0.960 +100%
Oregon 62 0.952 +98%
District of Columbia 11 0.928 +93%
Nevada 43 0.926 +93%
Arkansas 47 0.889 +85%
Washington 121 0.838 +75%
Idaho 28 0.837 +74%
Kansas 46 0.797 +66%
Oklahoma 57 0.774 +61%
Maryland 81 0.764 +59%
Virginia 129 0.757 +58%
Nebraska 27 0.751 +57%
Utah 61 0.733 +53%
Kentucky 62 0.725 +51%
Missouri 86 0.714 +49%
Maine 11 0.711 +48%
Alaska 6 0.697 +45%
Arizona 97 0.691 +44%
Wisconsin 66 0.641 +34%
Texas 482 0.599 +25%
Tennessee 94 0.593 +24%
California 476 0.566 +18%
Indiana 79 0.563 +17%
Louisiana 49 0.560 +17%
Massachusetts 67 0.554 +16%
North Dakota 7 0.533 +11%
Iowa 31 0.531 +11%
South Dakota 7 0.490 ≈ national
New York 194 0.490 ≈ national
South Carolina 44 0.489 ≈ national
Connecticut 28 0.481 ≈ national
Florida 202 0.472 ≈ national
Michigan 82 0.450 -6%
North Carolina 102 0.448 -7%
Alabama 42 0.447 -7%
Illinois 96 0.419 -13%
Ohio 97 0.409 -15%
New Jersey 70 0.388 -19%
Pennsylvania 89 0.376 -22%
Georgia 82 0.361 -25%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -44%
Mississippi 12 0.257 -47%
Delaware – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

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 Astrid

Astrid is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #376 in 2025 with 818 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 14,153 American babies have been named Astrid. Its peak came in 2024, when 822 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 Astrid stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Astrid?

The median living Astrid is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 24. An estimated 13 thousand people named Astrid are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Astrid 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 818 #376 – –
2024 822 #382 – –
2023 769 #399 – –
2022 777 #404 8 #9,058
2021 706 #442 – –
2020 686 #449 – –
2019 601 #516 – –
2018 447 #662 – –
2017 403 #713 – –
2016 364 #778 – –
2015 312 #884 – –
2014 297 #912 – –
2013 256 #982 – –
2012 250 #1,011 – –
2011 237 #1,044 – –
2010 185 #1,287 – –
2009 197 #1,251 – –
2008 191 #1,299 – –
2007 186 #1,309 – –
2006 209 #1,162 – –
2005 264 #937 – –
2004 255 #942 – –
2003 184 #1,173 – –
2002 199 #1,069 – –
2001 197 #1,077 – –
2000 168 #1,190 – –
1995 189 #993 – –
1990 100 #1,534 – –
1985 57 #1,928 – –
1980 46 #2,190 – –
1975 21 #3,273 – –
1970 50 #1,782 – –
1965 38 #1,854 – –
1960 23 #2,517 – –
1955 11 #3,589 – –
1950 15 #2,661 – –
1945 10 #2,928 – –
1940 27 #1,479 – –
1935 37 #1,167 – –
1930 23 #1,666 – –
1925 18 #2,122 – –
1920 17 #2,177 – –
1915 69 #792 – –
1910 18 #1,031 – –
1905 16 #931 – –
1900 6 #1,738 – –
1895 5 #1,614 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Astrid

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Astrid Lindgren Astrid Lindgren Swedish author and screenwriter (1907–2002) Contemporary
  2. 2 Astrid of Sweden Astrid of Sweden Queen of the Belgians from 1934 to 1935 1905–1935 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Astrid S Astrid S Norwegian singer (born 1996) Contemporary
  4. 4 Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera Venezuelan actress and beauty queen (born 1963) b. 1964 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Norwegian cross-country skier b. 1987 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Astrid Kumbernuss German athletics competitor b. 1970 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Astrid Henning-Jensen Danish film director, actress, and editor 1914–2002 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Astrid?

The median living Astrid is about 10 years old. Half of all living Astrids are between 4 and 24 years old.

How many people named Astrid are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Astrid are alive in the United States, based on 14,153 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Astrid mean?

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.

How popular is the name Astrid in 2025?

Astrid ranked #376 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 818 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Astrid?

14,153 babies have been named Astrid in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Astrid most popular?

Astrid peaked in 2024, when 822 newborns received the name.

Is Astrid a boy or girl name?

Astrid is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Astrid rising or falling?

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

Will Astrid become more popular?

Astrid is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,057 girls named Astrid in 2030, which would rank around #290. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Astrid?

Well-known people named Astrid include Astrid Lindgren (writer), Astrid of Sweden (companion), Astrid S (singer).

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