Astro
Boy name · #2479 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Astro is currently the #2479 boy name in the United States — 55 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 2016. Roughly one in every 32,727 boys born in 2025 was named Astro.
The 9-year story
Astro first appears in the Social Security records in 2016, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 73 babies and a rank of #2047. 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 Astro per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Astro in class?
Astro 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 Astro is most common
State-level data for Astro 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 Astro
Statistically, parents drawn to Astro tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aero, Euro, Khyro, Ario, and Khairo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Astro | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2451 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2236 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2047 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2793 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3242 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3734 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3571 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10744 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Astro a popular boy name?
Astro ranked #2479 among boys in 2025 with 55 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 Astro most popular?
Astro peaked in 2023, when 73 American boys received the name (ranked #2047 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Astro?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American boys was named Astro. 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.