Aster
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Aster
This is a fresh new addition to the botanical list; comedian Gilbert Gottfried made it a real bouquet when he named his daughter Lily Aster. And the name of the little girl on television's Dexter sounds like Aster, but is actually spelled Astor, which brings it more high society name. Aster relates to the Greek word for star. In Ethiopia, Aster is pronounced "ah-STAIR", and is the Amharic variation of Biblical Esther.
Aster for boys#2888 US
The name of the Aster flower, named by the English, was derived from the Greek word for star. Like many floral names, Aster is much more popular among baby girls.
Pronounced AS-ter.
As of October 2026, Aster ranked #2935 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2491 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #310.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,708 | 41 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,156 | 34 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,456 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,146 | 50 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,589 | 67 | #4,644 | 21 |
| 2022 | #2,491 | 72 | #3,007 | 41 |
| 2023 | #3,281 | 49 | #3,350 | 35 |
| 2024 | #2,745 | 62 | #2,786 | 46 |
| 2025 | #2,935 | 57 | #2,888 | 43 |
World rankings
Aster for girls
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Aster on lists
Famous Asters
- Aster AwekeGirl
Ethiopian,American singer
- Aster FissehatsionGirl
Eritrean politician, ex,wife of former Vice,President Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo
- Aster GannoGirl
Ethiopian Bible translator
- Aster Guinness (b. 1984)Girl
daughter of Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, and half,sister of Daphne Guinness
- Aster YohannesGirl
Eritrean political activist; wife of politician Petros Solomon
- Lily Aster Gottfried (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of American comedian Gilbert Gottfried
- Nian Aster aka Blaze LovejoyGirl
American filmmaker
- Jeannette AsterGirl
Canadian opera director
Aster in pop culture
- Aster PhoenixGirl
character from the anime Yu,Gi,Oh! GX
- Astor BennettGirl
character on TV's "Dexter"
- Molly AsterGirl
character from the Peter Pan series
- Sajit AsterGirl
character from the Japanese manga Waltz in a White Dress
- AsterGirl
shortened version of Greek Asteria, meaning "star"
- AsterGirl
birth flower for the month of September, symbolizing daintiness, love and magic
- Aster FloresGirl
character from Netflix's "The Half Of It"