Given name
Asteria
“of the stars; as bright as a star”
Asteria is a variant of Astra. One Latin interpretation is “of the stars; as bright as a star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asteria is a variant of Astra. One Latin interpretation is “of the stars; as bright as a star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Asteria is a variant of Astra. An origin associated with Astra is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asteria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 211
- 0 boys · 211 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,274 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +457%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,274 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Asteria’s family of names
Asteria has a related form in Astra. In Greek usage, Asteria is a transliteration of Αστερία.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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