| Astra | Camellia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the stars | Camellia flower |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AS-truh | kuh-MEEL-yuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (69) | 2024 (138) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Astra | Camellia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 350 | 719 |
| 2010s | 115 | 664 |
| 2000s | 31 | 188 |
| 1990s | 37 | 195 |
| 1980s | 79 | 302 |
| 1970s | 118 | 237 |
| 1960s | 19 | 301 |
| 1950s | 5 | 358 |
| 1940s | 17 | 296 |
| 1930s | 0 | 64 |
| 1920s | 0 | 23 |
From Latin 'astra', the plural of 'astrum' ('star'), itself from Greek 'astron'. It evokes the phrase 'ad astra' ('to the stars').
IS a bloom word, but the flower is named after a person: the camellia was named by Linnaeus for Jesuit botanist Georg Josef Kamel (Latinised Camellus). The name means 'camellia flower' through the bloom.
Astra and Camellia are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Astra means Of the stars (latin origin), while Camellia means Camellia flower (latin origin).
In US records, Astra first appears in 0 and Camellia in 0, so Astra has the longer recorded history.