| Astra | Flavia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the stars | golden, yellow-haired |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AS-truh | FLAH-vee-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (69) | 1921 (39) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Astra | Flavia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 350 | 79 |
| 2010s | 115 | 147 |
| 2000s | 31 | 150 |
| 1990s | 37 | 132 |
| 1980s | 79 | 109 |
| 1970s | 118 | 134 |
| 1960s | 19 | 120 |
| 1950s | 5 | 115 |
| 1940s | 17 | 113 |
| 1930s | 0 | 152 |
| 1920s | 0 | 258 |
| 1910s | 0 | 176 |
| 1900s | 0 | 70 |
| 1890s | 0 | 50 |
| 1880s | 0 | 38 |
From Latin 'astra', the plural of 'astrum' ('star'), itself from Greek 'astron'. It evokes the phrase 'ad astra' ('to the stars').
From the Roman family name Flavius, related to Latin 'flavus' ('golden-yellow, blond'). This is golden as hair/colour ('probably originally yellow-haired') rather than gold the metal — distinct from the 'aurum' names.
Astra and Flavia are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Astra means Of the stars (latin origin), while Flavia means golden, yellow-haired (latin origin).
In US records, Astra first appears in 0 and Flavia in 0, so Astra has the longer recorded history.