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Aster

Aster: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“star”
Origin
Greek
Say it
AS-ter · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (69% girls, 31% boys since 1880)

From Greek astēr meaning 'star.' It is also the name of the aster flower, so it carries both celestial and botanical associations.

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How popular is Aster?

202432.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Aster in 2024108

2024 rank#2,745 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18801,005

Aster is rising: use over the last five years is 5.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aster

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Angelmessenger · Greek
  • Phoenixdark red · Greek
  • Onyxclaw; black gemstone · Greek
  • Oceanocean, great sea · Greek
  • Parisuncertain meaning · Greek
  • Cleoglory · Greek
  • IndigoIndian dye, indigo blue · Greek
  • Psalmsacred song · Greek

Aster questions

What does the name Aster mean?

Aster means "star". It comes from Greek. From Greek astēr meaning 'star.' It is also the name of the aster flower, so it carries both celestial and botanical associations.

Is Aster a boy or girl name?

Aster is used for both: about 69% of US babies named Aster since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Aster?

108 US babies were named Aster in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Aster?

Aster is usually pronounced AS-ter.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.