Astro
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AS-troh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #2,451 for boys
Astro is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Astro mean?
Greek: from the prefix astro-, from Greek astron
“star”
From the prefix astro-, as in astronaut and astronomy, which comes from Greek astron, 'star'.
Is Astro a girl's or a boy's name?
Astro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Astro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 159% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Astro, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 73 boys. It first appears in the records in 2016.
Half of all the boys named Astro in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Astro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 64 | #2,236 |
| 2023 | 73 | #2,046 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
Names like Astro
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ares Thiago Atreus Apollo Draco Atlas Arlo Luca Cairo Kylo Viggo Kairo
Names related to Astro
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from 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, “Astro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/astro, updated 20 October 2026.