Astraea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-STREE-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,796 for girls
Astraea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “starry one”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,796th for girls in the US (112 babies).
What does Astraea mean?
Greek: from astron, 'star'
“starry one”
In Greek myth Astraea, goddess of justice, was the last immortal to leave the earth and became the constellation Virgo.
Is Astraea a girl's or a boy's name?
Astraea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 112 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Astraea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 107% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Astraea, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Astraea in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Astraea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
How popular is Astraea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,796among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 112about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 112 girls in the US were named Astraea, making it the 1,796th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. It first appears in the records in 1998.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most girls named Astraea of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Astraea in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Astraea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2024 | 92 | #2,080 |
| 2023 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,661 |
| 2021 | 55 | #3,002 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 53 | #3,049 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
Names like Astraea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Arabella Lyra Alessia Athena Maeva Pippa Aurora Isla Alaia Freya Elara
Names related to Astraea
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Astraea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/astraea, updated 20 October 2026.