Astrid: Meaning of Baby Name Astrid

About the Name Astrid

Astrid descends from the Old Norse Ástríðr, composed of áss (god, divinity) and fríðr (beautiful, fair) — yielding "divine beauty" or "god-beautiful." The name has been used continuously in Scandinavian (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic) naming traditions for over a millennium.

The name's overwhelming literary anchor is the iconic Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson Lindgren, 1907–2002, the iconic Swedish children's-book author whose works including the Pippi Longstocking series 1945–present made her one of the foundational figures of 20th-century children's literature). Other notable bearers include Norwegian princess Astrid of Belgium (born 1962, the daughter of King Albert II); contemporary Norwegian singer Astrid S; and the iconic Norwegian queen Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935, the queen consort of Belgium).

Astrid's American climb is part of the broader 21st-century American taste for distinctive Scandinavian-derived girls' names alongside Liv, Saga, and Freya. The name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2010 to the US top 300 girls' rank by 2018 and the top 200 since. The name has been driven primarily by Scandinavian-American naming and the strong Astrid Lindgren literary cultural anchor. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the layered Old Norse-Scandinavian-literary pedigree, the in-built distinctive divine-beauty etymological register, and the popular two-syllable structure with the distinctive Str-D consonant rhythm. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal warmth distinctive to Scandinavian-derived naming. The name reads as both classical-Norse and contemporary American. Common nicknames Asti (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), Ast, and the rare Trida each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Astrid and Astryd have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Astrid (essentially identical across Scandinavian/German/Dutch/French), Ástríðr (Old Norse original), and the original Old Norse Ástríðr.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.

Quick Facts About Astrid

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6-letter A-names in our dictionary

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A-female names total

2004–2025

years of US SSA records (15 total)

7,773

total US births named Astrid (all years)

US Popularity History (2004–2025)

🔥 Rising fast: Astrid climbed 73 places in the US girls ranking over the last 5 years (#449 in 2020 → #376 in 2025).

Annual US births named Astrid by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 818 girls named Astrid (girl rank #383 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #376 for girls (818 US births). That's 7 places above its earlier 2024 peak — the name is more popular now than it has ever been.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Astrid Most Popular?

Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Astrid the strongest states are Montana, District of Columbia, Idaho.

Strongest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Montana	#153	19
2	District of Columbia	#184	23
3	Idaho	#254	34
4	New Mexico	#311	22
5	Washington	#327	205
6	Oregon	#363	75
7	Colorado	#374	155
8	Nevada	#387	53
9	Arkansas	#392	58
10	Kansas	#397	72

Weakest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Georgia	#716	129
2	Illinois	#706	122
3	Michigan	#676	92
4	New Jersey	#646	74
5	South Carolina	#636	49
6	Louisiana	#611	58
7	Pennsylvania	#611	104
8	Alabama	#590	58
9	Ohio	#585	133
10	North Carolina	#584	123

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Astrid in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Astra	Star	Female	Greek

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