Astrid
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AS-trid
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #241 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #376 for girls
Astrid is a girls' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “god + beautiful, beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 241st for girls in the UK (212 babies) and 376th for girls in the US (818 babies).
What does Astrid mean?
Old Norse
“god + beautiful, beloved”
Borne by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, creator of Pippi Longstocking, and by Queen Astrid of Belgium.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Astrid a girl's or a boy's name?
Astrid is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 212 girls in the UK and 818 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Astrid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #241among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 212about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 212 girls in the UK were named Astrid, making it the 241st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 248th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 231 girls.
Half of all the girls named Astrid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 238th in England and Wales and 226th in Scotland.
Astrid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | #241 |
| 2024 | 192 | #268 |
| 2023 | 210 | #244 |
| 2022 | 213 | #244 |
| 2021 | 231 | #237 |
| 2020 | 207 | #248 |
| 2019 | 166 | #314 |
| 2018 | 162 | #320 |
| 2017 | 136 | #373 |
| 2016 | 126 | #406 |
| 2015 | 88 | #534 |
| 2014 | 94 | #503 |
| 2013 | 76 | #593 |
| 2012 | 76 | #615 |
| 2011 | 76 | #589 |
| 2010 | 58 | #696 |
| 2009 | 59 | #687 |
| 2008 | 40 | #890 |
| 2007 | 50 | #733 |
| 2006 | 39 | #834 |
| 2005 | 33 | #900 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 26 | #923 |
| 1998 | 21 | #1,080 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 15 | #1,309 |
How popular is Astrid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #376among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 818about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 818 girls in the US were named Astrid, making it the 376th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 449th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 822 girls. It first appears in the records in 1892.
Half of all the girls named Astrid in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Astrid in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 818 | #376 |
| 2024 | 822 | #382 |
| 2023 | 769 | #399 |
| 2022 | 777 | #404 |
| 2021 | 706 | #442 |
| 2020 | 686 | #449 |
| 2019 | 601 | #516 |
| 2018 | 447 | #662 |
| 2017 | 403 | #713 |
| 2016 | 364 | #778 |
| 2015 | 312 | #884 |
| 2014 | 297 | #911 |
| 2013 | 256 | #981 |
| 2012 | 250 | #1,011 |
| 2011 | 237 | #1,044 |
| 2010 | 185 | #1,287 |
| 2009 | 197 | #1,249 |
| 2008 | 191 | #1,299 |
| 2007 | 186 | #1,308 |
| 2006 | 209 | #1,162 |
| 2005 | 264 | #937 |
| 2004 | 255 | #942 |
| 2003 | 184 | #1,170 |
| 2002 | 199 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 197 | #1,075 |
| 2000 | 168 | #1,186 |
| 1999 | 181 | #1,097 |
| 1998 | 155 | #1,193 |
| 1997 | 191 | #1,007 |
| 1996 | 196 | #972 |
| 1995 | 189 | #988 |
| 1994 | 128 | #1,320 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1992 | 119 | #1,378 |
| 1991 | 146 | #1,185 |
| 1990 | 100 | #1,529 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 66 | #1,859 |
| 1987 | 51 | #2,127 |
| 1986 | 60 | #1,865 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,927 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,906 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,599 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,265 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,525 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,572 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 31 | #2,545 |
| 1975 | 21 | #3,259 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,939 |
| 1972 | 38 | #2,057 |
| 1971 | 35 | #2,247 |
| 1970 | 50 | #1,781 |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,927 |
| 1968 | 33 | #2,091 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,598 |
| 1966 | 32 | #2,057 |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,854 |
| 1964 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1963 | 28 | #2,251 |
| 1962 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1961 | 32 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 23 | #2,511 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 18 | #2,501 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,596 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,915 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,759 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,477 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,585 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,382 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,493 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,162 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,556 |
| 1933 | 15 | #2,051 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1931 | 16 | #2,023 |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,660 |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,952 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,365 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,139 |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,303 |
| 1925 | 18 | #2,118 |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,211 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,895 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,897 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,867 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,172 |
| 1919 | 42 | #1,133 |
| 1918 | 47 | #1,061 |
| 1917 | 44 | #1,065 |
| 1916 | 54 | #928 |
| 1915 | 69 | #791 |
| 1914 | 50 | #827 |
| 1913 | 42 | #810 |
| 1912 | 39 | #795 |
| 1911 | 21 | #958 |
| 1910 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 1909 | 19 | #935 |
| 1908 | 21 | #849 |
| 1907 | 27 | #726 |
| 1906 | 11 | #1,154 |
| 1905 | 16 | #926 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,250 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,204 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,438 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,722 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,595 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,171 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,416 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 7 | #1,175 |
| 1892 | 9 | #1,017 |
Names like Astrid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alba Ava Aurora Autumn Willow Aubrey Lyla Ivy Zara Athena Bella Myla
Names related to Astrid
More Old Norse names
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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, “Astrid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/astrid, updated 20 October 2026.