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Unisex name

Aster

/ˈæstɚ/ · 68% girls, 32% boys · 100 born in 2025

Aster has been given to about 1,108 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈæstɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 971
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aster per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 114
  • Born in 2025100
  • All time1,108
  • England & Wales, 202544

How popular is Aster?

Its best year was 2022, when 114 babies were given the name, ranking 2467th. The typical living American called Aster is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Aster

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Asher0.85
  2. Easter0.82
  3. Walter0.75
  4. Ester0.78
  5. Carter0.75
  6. Baxter0.78
  7. Jasper0.75
  8. Karter0.75

Middle names for Aster

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aster Catherine0.78
  2. Aster Josephine0.78
  3. Aster Marie0.77
  4. Aster Grace0.77
  5. Aster Eve0.77
  6. Aster Jane0.77

Sibling names for Aster

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Oziasbrother · 0.95
  2. Elowensister · 0.95
  3. Xylasister · 0.95
  4. Izaelbrother · 0.95
  5. Ryattbrother · 0.94
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.94

Where Aster is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aster White0.72
  2. Aster Nguyen0.72
  3. Aster Moore0.72
  4. Aster Hill0.72
  5. Aster Hall0.72
  6. Aster Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aster

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aster across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.