# Astrid (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/astrid/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæstɹɪd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,153 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8 / 14,145 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,491, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 237 | 1,044 |
| 2012 | 250 | 1,011 |
| 2013 | 256 | 982 |
| 2014 | 297 | 912 |
| 2015 | 312 | 884 |
| 2016 | 364 | 778 |
| 2017 | 403 | 713 |
| 2018 | 447 | 662 |
| 2019 | 601 | 516 |
| 2020 | 686 | 449 |
| 2021 | 706 | 442 |
| 2022 | 777 | 404 |
| 2023 | 769 | 399 |
| 2024 | 822 | 382 |
| 2025 | 818 | 376 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 9,058 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 594 |
| 2012 | 69 | 607 |
| 2013 | 65 | 626 |
| 2014 | 87 | 486 |
| 2015 | 81 | 532 |
| 2016 | 114 | 396 |
| 2017 | 122 | 376 |
| 2018 | 146 | 328 |
| 2019 | 150 | 316 |
| 2020 | 195 | 241 |
| 2021 | 209 | 240 |
| 2022 | 197 | 239 |
| 2023 | 194 | 235 |
| 2024 | 182 | 263 |
| 2025 | 196 | 238 |

## In other languages

- Latvian: Astrīda
- Portuguese: Astride

## People named Astrid

- Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Belgian and Austria-Este Imperial and Royal
- Astrid Guyart, French fencer
- Astrid Henning-Jensen, film director, screenwriter (1914-2002)
- Astrid Allwyn, American film and stage actress (1905–1978)
- Astrid Thors, Finnish politician
- Astrid Krag, Danish politician
- Astrid Whettnall, Belgian actress
- Astrid Strauss, East German swimmer
- Astrid Proll, early member of the Baader-Meinhof Gang
- Astrid Holm, Danish actress
- Astrid Panosyan, French business woman
- Astrid M. Fünderich, German actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.