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Aster

Aster was the #2,933 girls' name in the US in 2025 (57 babies), and #1,197 in England & Wales.

Aster as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Aster as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Aster as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,933 (57)#1,197 (27)——
2024#2,722 (63)#2,575 (10)#790 (3)#2,975 (6)
2023#3,274 (49)#1,640 (18)—#2,366 (8)
2022#2,463 (73)#1,849 (15)#625 (4)#1,989 (10)
2021#2,586 (67)#1,069 (32)——
2020#3,141 (50)#1,846 (15)—#2,007 (10)
2019#3,451 (45)#2,040 (13)—#2,872 (6)
2018#4,144 (34)#1,887 (15)——
2017#5,338 (24)#3,229 (7)#808 (3)#3,307 (5)
2016#4,990 (27)#2,547 (10)——
2015#3,705 (41)#2,945 (8)—#3,286 (5)
2014#5,625 (23)#4,003 (5)—#3,316 (5)
2013#5,143 (26)#2,887 (8)——
2012#6,576 (19)#3,681 (6)——
2011#9,150 (12)———

Aster as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Aster as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Aster as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,884 (43)#1,538 (17)—
2024#2,789 (46)#2,264 (10)#3,072 (5)
2023#3,347 (35)#1,701 (14)—
2022#3,003 (41)#2,530 (8)—
2021#4,628 (21)#2,730 (7)—
2020#5,980 (14)#3,334 (5)—
2019#7,643 (10)——
2018#8,154 (9)#4,749 (3)—
2017#8,840 (8)#3,040 (6)—
2016#12,185 (5)——
1960#4,038 (5)——
1953#3,798 (5)——
1952#3,095 (7)——
1943#3,231 (6)——
1939#3,480 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,463.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.
  • In 2025, 57% of US babies named Aster were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Aster is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 40,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aster by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aster (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AsterCanadaGirls—too few
AsterCanadaBoys—too few
AsterEngland & WalesGirls#1,19727
AsterEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
AsterNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AsterScotlandGirls—too few
AsterUSGirls#2,93357
AsterUSBoys#2,88443