Meaning & origin
What it means
Astor goes back to Occitan Astor, meaning “goshawk.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Astor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 445
- 435 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,052 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,052 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 as a first name in 2020; 873 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Astor’s family of names
In French usage, Astor has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form ASTORRE. In Greek usage, Astor as a surname is a transliteration of Άστορ. In Greek usage, Astor as a surname is a transliteration of Άστωρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Astor
- Astor PiazzollaArgentine tango composer, bandoneon player and arranger1921–1992
- Astor HenríquezHonduran footballerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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