Aster comes from the English / Amharic tradition, meaning Star.
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How popular is Aster?
2022peak year
Aster first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1912. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 72 babies received the name (ranked #2491). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3596), with roughly 66 babies named Aster each year. Aster has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 1,005 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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