Is Aster a boy or girl name?
Aster is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 62 girls and 46 boys were named Aster, so 57.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69% of the 1,005 US babies named Aster were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,786
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,745
- Babies named Aster since 1912
- 1,005
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 113 babies
Boys and girls named Aster, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | 6 | 12.8% |
| 1920s | 31 | 29 | 48.3% |
| 1930s | 29 | 18 | 38.3% |
| 1940s | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 1950s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 2010s | 32 | 267 | 89.3% |
| 2020s | 156 | 300 | 65.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | #2,786 | 62 | #2,745 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,350 | 49 | #3,281 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,007 | 72 | #2,491 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,644 | 67 | #2,589 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,324 | 50 | #3,146 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,704 | 45 | #3,456 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,219 | 34 | #4,156 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,914 | 24 | #5,376 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,360 | 27 | #5,012 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,708 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,639 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,156 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,621 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,229 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,575 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,791 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,022 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,472 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,802 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,122 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,643 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,960 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,656 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,560 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,318 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,070 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,833 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,691 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,245 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,390 | 8 | #3,298 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,380 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,619 | 5 | #4,602 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,072 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,245 | 5 | #5,028 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,283 | 8 | #3,680 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,493 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,504 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,335 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,420 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,200 | 6 | #3,954 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,570 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aster reached #2,570 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #2,491 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aster
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.