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Astra

“Aster flower, or star” — Latvian (from astra 'aster', or Latin astrum 'star') origin

Girl's name · #2607 in the US (2025) · Trending

Astra has appeared in US records since 1944 — best rank #2554 (2022) · 771 babies named Astra all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,400 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Astras

• Astra Sharma — Australian female tennis player
• Astra Biltauere — Latvian volleyball player (born 1944)
• Astra Taylor — Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist
• Astra Goldmane — Latvian chess player (born 1956)
• Astra Klovāne — Latvian chess player (born 1944)

In stories & tradition

• Astra Logue — Hellblazer
• Astra — video game character
• Astra Yao — Zenless Zone Zero

What Astras become

Among 30 notable people named Astra:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Astra Taylor, Canadian-American documentary filmmaker, writer and activist.

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