Astrid

Meaning: Divine beauty
Origin: Old Norse

Girl's name · #376 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Astrid is climbing: on the charts since 1892, it reached #376 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 820 girls given the name last year. Roughly 14,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Astrid is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Astrid is especially popular in Sweden, Finland (Swedish-sp.), and Norway.

#2 in Sweden (2025) · #4 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #9 in Norway (2025) · #21 in Denmark (2025) · #168 in Slovenia (2025) · #172 in Ecuador (2025) · #212 in New Zealand (2025) · #226 in Scotland (2025) · #226 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #238 in England & Wales (2025) · #289 in Poland (2025) · #297 in Mexico (2024) and 9 more.

Famous Astrids

Astrid Lindgren — Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)
Astrid of Sweden — Queen of the Belgians from 1934 to 1935 (1905–1935)
Astrid Berges-Frisbey — Spanish and French actress (born 1986)
Astrid Kirchherr — German photographer and artist (1938–2020)
Astrid S — Norwegian singer (born 1996)

In stories & tradition

Astrid Peth — Doctor Who character
Astrid Farnsworth — Fictional character in the television series Fringe
Astrid Anker-Hansen — Hotel Cæsar (Norwegian TV series)

What Astrids become

Among 1,590 notable people named Astrid:

Medical professionals appear 2.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Astrid Björkman, Swedish physician (1886–1967).

Similar names: Lorelai · Azaria · Adelina · Arlette · Annelise · Alisson

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