Aster
Boy name · #2890 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Aster is currently the #2890 boy name in the United States — 43 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 1912. Roughly one in every 41,860 boys born in 2025 was named Aster.
The 113-year story
Aster first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 46 babies and a rank of #2789. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aster per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aster in class?
Aster scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Aster is most common
State-level data for Aster is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Aster
Statistically, parents drawn to Aster tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jupiter, Kyier, Weller, Kyzier, and Sonder.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aster | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2884 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2789 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3347 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3003 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4628 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5980 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7643 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8154 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8840 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12185 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4038 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3798 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3095 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3231 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3480 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2854 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3642 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3361 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3592 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3708 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4197 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3260 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3467 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4286 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3391 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aster a popular boy name?
Aster ranked #2890 among boys in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Aster most popular?
Aster peaked in 2024, when 46 American boys received the name (ranked #2789 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aster?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American boys was named Aster. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.