Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Astrid

Gender

Female

Origin

Norse
Star
Divine strength; Popular since the Viking age, this name was borne by Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author of Pippi Longstocking.
Danish
Beautiful goddess
Scandinavian
Swedish

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Astrid

Pronunciation

a-st-rid, as-trid

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #8981, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #376, 818 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–818
2024–818
2023–769
20228777
2021–706
2020–686
2019–601
2018–447
2017–403
2016–364

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #240, 209 births); most recent 2025 (rank #238, 196 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025196
2024182
2023194
2022197
2021209
2020195
2019150
2018146
2017122
2016114

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1983 (rank #1958, 4 births); most recent 1986 (rank #2395, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #152, 426 births); most recent 2023 (rank #346, 166 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–166
2022–170
2021–178
2020–128
2019–146
2018–117
2017–132
2016–106
2015–103
2014–99

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #375, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20247
2023–
20228
20214
202010
20193
20184
20175
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #216, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 16 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202516
202410
202316
202212
202119
202012
201916
201816
201714
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #193, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #177, 17 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202317
202217
202116
202016
201910
201818
20179
201610
201511
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence