Astoria
About Astoria
Long more associated with the New York Waldorf- hotel and the neighborhood in Queens than as a baby name, Astoria is finally beginning to emerge from their shadow and find favor with parents looking to move beyond Brooklyn. The name Astoria is drawn from the surname of titan of industry John Jacob Astor, theorized to mean "hawk."
Pronounced uh-STOR-ee-uh.
As of October 2026, Astoria ranked #2216 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1994 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #864.
Editor's take: The name Astoria is a girl's name.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,405 | 46 | 27 |
| 2019 | #3,338 | 47 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,783 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | #3,681 | 41 | 25 |
| 2022 | #3,601 | 43 | 26.2 |
| 2023 | #2,557 | 69 | 43 |
| 2024 | #1,994 | 98 | 60.5 |
| 2025 | #2,216 | 83 | 51.6 |
World rankings
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Astoria on lists
Famous Astorias
- Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti (1800
1882), Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Suore di Santa Dorotea di Cemmo , an order dedicated to the educational needs of the poor in Brescia and the surrounding cities
Astoria in pop culture
- Astoria Greengrass
character in the 'Harry Potter' series; married to Draco Malfoy
- Astoria
Waldorf's wife on TV's The Muppet Show
- Astoria
Ephebian goddess of love in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- Astoria
character in comic book series Cerebus the Aardvark
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Queens, New York, USA
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Oregon, USA (where they filmed “the goonies”)
- "Astoria
" song and album by band Marianas Trench
- Astoria
station in Budapest metro, Hungary